This is an analysis of the poem In Nature's Realm that begins with:

The earth is bright and dewy-fresh
As Dian, risen from her bath,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dede fgfg hihi jkjk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 11010001 11010101 111101001 11010101 11110101 11011101 01110101 11110101 11000111 01011101 01010101 110010101 110010101 10010101 11010101 11110101 11010110 11010101 01010001 11111101 11010111 10110111 01110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, a, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of In Nature's Realm;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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