This is an analysis of the poem Curly Locks that begins with:

Curly locks, what do you know of the world,
And what do your brown eyes see?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbaXbcXcAdXdeeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111001 1111111 1110101001 1100100 11100101111 00111101 1110100101 00111100 1011111001 11111001 11100110111 11110101 1100111101 10011101 1011111111 10111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 620
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; you, that are repeated.

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  • summary of Curly Locks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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