This is an analysis of the poem Uma Valsa that begins with:

Valsa ditosa
Vertiginosa ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX abXXXXbXXXXXAXXXXXXXXXXXXXcXXXdXXXdXaXXcXXXXdXXaaXaXXaXXXXaXXXdXeXXeffXXXXXXXaaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAXXbXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,107,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 10000 11011010 1100 11100 1100110100 101 101 1011010010 11010 111010 110011010 101000 1100 1100111010 10010 101100 101001010 100 111 100 100 100 10 11 10 110 10 110 1100 110 10 010 10 110 110 100 100 10 100 10 10 110 100 110 1110 110 100 11 100 10 100 10 11 1010 100 110 10 01 10 11 100 11 1100 100 010 110 10 010 100 10 110 110 10 10 1100 110 110 10 11 11 10 11 100 010 11 101 101 100 1110 10 100 10 110 101 1010 010 100 11 1011 1010 100 1100 100 100 100 100 1 01 100 11 11 110 110 11 111 11 100 100 10 100 100 100 100 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 499
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 126
  • Average number of symbols per line: 11 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • 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; o is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines o, me are repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase o connects the lines.

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

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