This is an analysis of the poem Ballad (1) that begins with:
A heart laments: you do not find her,
Her native country is probably far from here,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X a X A X a X A X a XXA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010111110 010100100101 10101 011101 0010110111 11011011011 0101111111 011101 01011111101 10011111 0101011111 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 35
- Average number of words per stanza: 7
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, o are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase her connects the lines.
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- summary of Ballad (1);
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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