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

Cernis ut Eio descendat Gemmula Roris,
Inque Rosas roseo transfluat orta sinu.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 46,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110010010 11010101010 1000111100100 110101001 10101101001 1001001001010 11010010010001 1001001101010 11100010100010 1101010101 100110100100010 1100101010 10010010010100 1010101001010 1101010100010 110100101010 1010001010010 1001101000010 101000100010100 11100101010 101000101010100 110100110010 1001001101100 101010110110 1110010010010 10010010010 10101010010100 1100101101 10101010010010 1000111110010 1001010010010 10010100110 11001010010010 100010101010 1100100101100100 11000101001 11001010010010 100100101010 10011001010010 10100101001 10010100010010 11010101010 1100101001010 100101010011 1010011110010100 111100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1896
  • Average number of words per stanza: 268
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; in is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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