This is an analysis of the poem In Praise Of A Maiden that begins with:
O sweet maiden, so fair and retiring,
At the corner I'm waiting for you;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111010 101001011 10101110100 111001111 101011011 101101101 101011011 1010001111 001001111 111011001 101111011 101011001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
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- summary of In Praise Of A Maiden;
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- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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