This is an analysis of the poem Eudoxia. First Picture that begins with:

O SWEETEST my sister, my sister that sits in the sun,
Her lap full of jewels, and roses in showers on her hair; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbaacdcdXaa ceceeaabfbffaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011011011001 011010110010101 11011001011111 11101001011011 1011110111010011 11011011011101 111011011011111 110110111110001 11101101011001 11111011011011 01011001101011 0101101101100 11110001111111 11111111011111 01101111001011 11001111011111 001101111001001 01111111101101 011011110010001 01001111001001 0110010110101011 11011101001101 01100101010011 1101111001011011 01101001101011 11001001101011 11011010111001 111101011101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 882
  • Average number of words per stanza: 158
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, and, thou are repeated.

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

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

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