This is an analysis of the poem Coral that begins with:

This coral's hape ecohes the hand
It hollowed. Its...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab bX ac cd X aXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010110001 0100 010010010110 11101101 11010111 01111011 100100111 111101110 0110110101001010001001 01010111 0111011101 01000100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 67
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; like, of are repeated.

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

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