This is an analysis of the poem The Métier Of Blossoming that begins with:

Fully occupied with growing--that's
the amaryllis. Growing especially...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccdecXccdfXbaa ghXXgXXcXagXhefii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010101 01010100100 11011 1001110111 0110100111 0101110010010 010110101011 101011010 1001 111111 1001010101111 1010010010 100100 1011011 0101011100 1001010101 01010110010 1101110110 11011111101 00101 1001010 11010 111101 100101 1001001010 0111011 0101010 0101001010 01010 101011000010 101 01010001110 100110 1001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 580
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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