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

IN the fragrant bright June morning, Rosamond, the queen of girls,
Down the marble doorsteps loiters, radiant with her sunny curls;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccddddcceeccbbee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 001011101000101 1010111010000101 1001110101000101 1011101110010111 101010101110111 101111101010111 001010111110101 100011101000111 0010101011100001 101010101010111 111111101011111 111111101100101 101010101110111 1110101111101001 101011101010111 111010011011101 111001111010001 111011111110101 101011111000101 101010111001111 011010101010111 1000101110001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1468
  • Average number of words per stanza: 267
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 66 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, her, she, in are repeated.

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

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