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

The peonies bloom, white and pink.
And inside each, as in a fragrant bowl,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaaX XXbaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001111 1011100101 0101010111010 101001000111 101101001 1011110010 111011001001 1111010011 1101011111 101010010101 01101110 11001101110 01001000010100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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  • summary of By The Peonies;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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