This is an analysis of the poem A Living Picture that begins with:

No, I'll not say your name. I have said it now,
As you mine, first in childish treble, then ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefcX eabgchXibgefchXbaXceiciXiiciX dciXaiaXabeaXce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,29,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111111101 1111010101 1101110100 1101011111 1111111111 0101111101 1101010111 0111011101 1101111111 1111111111 0101001101 1101111111 1111000101 1101010011 101111 1011 111111 1111 1111011101 11100110111 1011110011 1101010111 1111011100 11010101101 11001010110 11110 11111 11010100101 11010010101 1101010 111 1111110100 11010100101 10000111101 0101110101 111101101001 1101010101 0111010101 1111010101 10111111101 11110111011 0111010011 1110111111 111010110101 0101111101 11110011 111 10111001011 11111111 1111 11111010101 1111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 709
  • Average number of words per stanza: 130
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; days, and, you are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Living Picture;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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