This is an analysis of the poem Crowned that begins with:

Her thoughts are sweet glimpses of heaven,
Her life is that heaven brought down;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaBCDDC adadXaaaa eaeaBCDDC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110010 01011011 110010110 111100001 110111010 11001001 1111 11011 11001001 110010010 11011011 110010010 11001111 110010010 01001001 11101 11001 11011101 110010110 11101001 010110010 11001001 110111010 11001001 1111 11011 11001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

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

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

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