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

In the palace garden-close
Many a flower buds and blows, -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbbcX dXdcXee fffgghhXcccbbba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 10010111 10010101 1110101 1010101 1011101 101110 10110101 1110101 1011101 1011101 101010110 1010101 1010111 1111101 1010111 0010111 1010101 1010101 1010101 1011101 10101011 1010101 0010111 11101010 10101010 1010101 1000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.

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

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

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