This is an analysis of the poem Adela that begins with:

Jupiter Mars P Moon
VENEZIA, "May" 19"th", 1910....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bcbXbcdd aXaeaedd fffffXdd Xgfgfgdd fhfhXhdd ijXjijdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 100111 0100100101 1001110111 1101011101 1001110001 11000010110 0111011111 0100110101 010 11011100010 10101011001 100100100 0101010101 11110100101 0101010101 1101010001 010 11101100010 1111010101 10110100100 1101100111 1111111101 1001000101 110100100100 010 10110100010 1110110100 11110111001 1101010111 1100010011 1111110010 1100110101 010 111110100010 1111111101 1101010101 10111101100 1001010101 0100100100 101011111101 010 10110100010 11110001010 1111110101 1111111101 1101111101 11000100010 1101110011 010 1110100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, in, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word your is repeated.

    The author used the same word they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word gondola at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Adela;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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