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

From the depth of the dreamy decline of the dawn through a notable nimbus of nebulous noonshine,
Pallid and pink as the palm of the flag-flower... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabababacdcdefXXfgXgcece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010010010011010010010010 10111010011011001001111 1110110110010010010010011 1111001011011011001101 10111010011010110011010 10010010001011001001001 100100100101100100011010 1101001011101001011101 11010010010010011010010 11010110001001101101101 101100110100010010010010 100100101110001110001 10110110011110010110110 1001010001011001011001 100100100100010011010010 100010011011011010011110 100110100100100100011010 101001001001101011001001 111010110110011010011010 111101101101101101101001 10010010010011010010110 101001001001111101001101 10100100011011011010011010 101101101101001111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 428
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 94 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 18
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, that, with, as, and are repeated.

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

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

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