This is an analysis of the poem Nancy that begins with:

You are a rose, but set with sharpest spine;
You are a pretty bird that pecks at me; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabXa cdecde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101110101 1101011111 1101010101 10100101001 010100101 1111010001 0101011100 1001110001 0111010111 0111010101 1001010101 0101110101 1001111111 1001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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