This is an analysis of the poem The Coronet that begins with:

When for the Thorns with which I long, too long,
With many a piercing wound,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabXXbcddcbebefffgcfgcbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101011111 0100101 110111 1101000111 1100101001 1101111101 0100101010 1101110001 1111111111 10111101 11010101 1101010101 01110101 11000101 01010111 01011100 1101110100 1101010101 1111010101 1001011101 110010101 11010111001 1111011111 1101110101 1111111111 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1041
  • Average number of words per stanza: 187
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; with, and are repeated.

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

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