This is an analysis of the poem Torre Nuovo that begins with:

The water has flowed forth a year,
Since, sitting by the fountain's side,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacddddddbebeff gbgbfXchchiifhXhjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 11010101 11000101 11010101 11010101 101101010 011010101 01010101 11010101 11110101 1100100101 110010101 010101011 01111111 01110111 11011101 11011101 010010101 01110111 011101011 101010001 11010101 11110101 01110111 110101110 11001011 101100110 11010101 11010101 11110101 11011101 01010011 110101000 01101101 11010001 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 644
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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