This is an analysis of the poem The Sugar-Plum Tree that begins with:

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?
'T is a marvel of great renown! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaBcacadedecfcfgcgchchcihihabaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101001011 100100101 01101001011 00100111 01101011001 11111001 10101011001 011001011 1111001111011 01001111 01011111011 001101011 1101110101 101011101 10001101011 11011011 11101011011 111011001 10101011101 101001001 10101101001 00101101 101011001001 0111101 111101011011 01001011 111001001011 11111011 11101101001 011011011 1111101011011 00100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1317
  • Average number of words per stanza: 253
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; of, that, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of The Sugar-Plum Tree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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