This is an analysis of the poem The Three Ponds In Hellbrunn that begins with:

The First
Around the flowers the blowflies reel, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcddddea c bcfgafbf c fXXgfdeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01 010100101 010110111 101101011 001010010001 01010101 0101011010 1011010001 1110101 010 1000110110 11101 10100011 1010101100 010000110001 1010111101 1110110 1010101 01 01010101 11001001 010111 101101010 01100111 1000010001 1101011 111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of The Three Ponds In Hellbrunn;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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