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

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcdcaca efefegeg cccccXcb chchihih
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 1 0101010 01110101 111111010 01111101 111111110 11110101 110111010 11011111 1101001010 01011101 010110010 11010101 111101010 01011101 010011010 11011111 110101010 01000101 011111010 01010111 110111010 01001100 110101010 01111010 111111010 00010111 000101010 11011101 111111010 11111111 111101010 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; you is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word with is repeated.

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

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