This is an analysis of the poem Ditty Of First Desire that begins with:

In the green morning
I wanted to be a heart....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abB acC cDcE aXB dXCXcDcE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110 1100001 01 100110 110000100 0100 1 11010 1 101001 001010 1100011 01 110101 1100011 0100 1 11010 1 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 59
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ditty Of First Desire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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