This is an analysis of the poem Two Roses that begins with:

A humble wild-rose, pink and slender,
Was plucked and placed in a bright bouquet, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc dede efef Xgag hbhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010111110 111100101 01010001010 110110111 10101001010 110111101 1101001010 110101111 1111110011 11110101 11111001011 0110101101 0100101110 1110101101 0111011010 10101101 101110111 010101101 0111011110 00111110111 1101011110 010101101 11110111110 1101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, in, you are repeated.

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

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