This is an analysis of the poem Fawn-Lilies that begins with:

White lilies frail and cold,
With hearts of elfin gold;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddXeeX XcXbddcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 010101 1011111101 01011 1011111101 10001010001 110111 100011 01010101010 111101 1011110101 11110101111 110111 110101 101110 1101010111 111101 1101010101 1101111101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word white at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Fawn-Lilies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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