This is an analysis of the poem The Phoenix that begins with:

I, I alone have seen the Phoenix fail,
His regal wings their vibrant glories vail...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbbcdeeffcdbbff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101110101 0101110101 01001010101 0101000111 1101110101 01001011101 0101011111 1101110100 11010010101 1101110101 1101010001 1101010111 0100010101 1101010100 0111011101 01110100101 0101110101 110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 738
  • Average number of words per stanza: 133
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word has is repeated.

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

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