This is an analysis of the poem Vers Demode that begins with:

For one, the amaryllis and the rose;
The poppy, sweet as never lilies are;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 0101110101 0101110101 0101 1101011011 0111000101 1101010101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word for at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Vers Demode;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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