This is an analysis of the poem Young Una that begins with:

Upon the shore young Una lies,
A smile upon her mouth;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdXXXeXXXfdadXggghcic abcbeciXehihcfff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 010101 11010101 110001 01010101 010101 11010111 010110 01010111 1101010 11111101 0111100 11010101 111111 11001001 011111 10010101 101101 01010101 110101 11110101 111101 11010101 010111 11001001 110101 01110101 010101 11010001 010101 11010001 111101 11010101 110111 01010101 010101 11010101 111110 11010101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 603
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Young Una;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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