This is an analysis of the poem Seen From The 'L' that begins with:

So she stands—nude—stretching dully
Two amber combs loll through her hair...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaaa cdbddd efXfXfcf egXgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010 11011101 010101010 1010101 11111111 0111 010101010 10100101 010111010 1101101 010111001 0111 10100110 1010001 11111101 1100111 10010001 1010001 10101010 001 10111110 001 11101010 101 10100010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Seen From The 'L';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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