This is an analysis of the poem Paradise: In A Symbol that begins with:

Golden-winged, silver-winged,
Winged with flashing flame,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcb CdCdad bcacec aefeXX ggXgcg XaXafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 10101 1010111 10101 1010111 10111 1001010 11001 1001010 01101 1011111 1101 11011111 001001 110110 11011 01010111 101011 111110 010111 1010101 010101 1010111 10101 101101 11101 101110 11111 101111 11111 101010 110111 10101001 1010101 10010111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; winged, wings, they, mounting are repeated.

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

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

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