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

O SILENT my sister, who stands by my side at the shore,
Back gazing with me on those waves which we mortals call years, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabb acacdd eXeacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011111101 11001111111010 111110111111010 11111011011101 11001101011101 11110011011011 111111101011001 11011111111001 111011111011011 11101001101001 110111001011011 11011011001011 11111011111011 11101011010110 11011000111001 01101011001111 11101101011011 11011011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 387
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 64 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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