This is an analysis of the poem The Magic Flower that begins with:

THROUGH many days and many days
The seed of love lay hidden close;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaabXbc acacdede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 01011101 110101001 110011101 10010101 010101100 111100101 10010101 00110001 11111111 11011101 11110101 11110101 1111110110 10110111 0010011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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.

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

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