This is an analysis of the poem The Summer Girl that begins with:

The Summer girl
In peek-a-boos...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaaXXaX bcbcbdbd beXebXXX beaeaXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 0101 1101 1101 1101 0101 11110 101 1111 0101 1101 0101 10001 101 1101 1101 0111 1101 10010 111 10010 101 1111 100010 1101 1101 11010 001 1101 01001 1111 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Summer Girl;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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