This is an analysis of the poem Lemon Pie that begins with:

The world is full of gladness,
There are joys of many kinds,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacdcd efefbdbd ghghcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 1110101 101110010 1110101 11101110 1110111 11101110 1110101 10101010 1110101 10101010 1011111 10111010 1110101 11101011 1010101 10101010 1010101 11101010 1011101 11111010 10011111 11101010 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, when are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word pie at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Lemon Pie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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