This is an analysis of the poem To the Fire-Fly of Jamaica, Seen in a Collection that begins with:

How art thou alter'd! since afar,
Thou seem'dst a bright earth wandering star;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXbcc ddebebff bbcgcgdd gghghgii jjcecXee ggfjfjkk kkififkk aajfjfXb cclblbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 110111001 1110101 1010101 110110 10100101 1111011101 0101010010101 010111001 1011101 1010101 11010111 11010101 11011101 1100100101 1100101110101 01010101 01010101 11010001 1110101 0111101 00101001 11011100101 110101111001 11010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1110101 1011010101 100101110001 1110101 11110101 1110101 10100011 1010001 1010101 1111010101 011001110101 11011101 01110101 01011101 010100101 110101001 010110101 1111010101 110101110101 01110101 10111101 11110101 10101001 11010101 010001001 10111101001 11110101011 110010101 01011101 10110101 11110011 11001101 010110001 10111011111 1011010101001 11011001 01011101 11010101 011000101 01110101 11010101 11111001101 01011011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 300
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; in, and are repeated.

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  • summary of To the Fire-Fly of Jamaica, Seen in a Collection;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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