This is an analysis of the poem The Lily Has A Smooth Stalk that begins with:

The lily has a smooth stalk,
Will never hurt your hand; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXcdcdbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 010111 10101010 010001 11001101 110001 1100110 0010101 101110 1101010 11010101 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 339
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Lily Has A Smooth Stalk;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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