This is an analysis of the poem Roses Crimson, Roses White that begins with:

`Roses crimson, roses white,
Deadly pale or lovely blushing,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
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  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, every, or are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words every, nay are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines roses, steel are repeated).

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

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