This is an analysis of the poem Little White Rose that begins with:

Little white rose that I loved, I loved,
Roisin ban, Roisin ban!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccAaXdccAXXdeeA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111111 101101 11110101 1111001001 111110101 1011111 101111111 10101010 10011111 10111011 111101101 1011111 101111111 101101 11110101 100101010 11001111010 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 630
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Little White Rose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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