This is an analysis of the poem To a Grey Dress that begins with:

There's a flutter of grey through the trees:
Ah, the exquisite curves of her dress as she passes... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bcc bdbdXbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001101 1010010011110 10011011010 11101111 011010010010 10110010010 011011001 1010011110111 111001101111 1 011001001 1010010010010 111110010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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  • summary of To a Grey Dress;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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