This is an analysis of the poem Gypsy Songs that begins with:

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THE faery beam upon you,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbccbbbaab X ddeedffccf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,1,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0101011 0101011 0101 00101 1010111001 0101011 01001011 11001 10101 101001011 1 00111110 00111110 00111 00101 101001110 00101110 00101110 00101 00101 001001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; you, to are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

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

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