This is an analysis of the poem I Held A Jewel In My Fingers that begins with:

I held a Jewel in my fingers—
And went to sleep—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX abXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100110 1101 011111010 1111 111111010 0111 111100010 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of I Held A Jewel In My Fingers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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