This is an analysis of the poem My Two Geniuses that begins with:

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One is a slow and melancholy maid;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bccbbccbdededX X fggffddfhfhfXX X iddiiddiajajjX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1 1001110101 11100110001 1001011101 1001100111 1001010101 0101101101 0101010111 0010010111 1001011101 0101010101 1111010011 1101010101 1101010101 1101011111 1 0101100101 01110001010 11010111010 1111010011 1011011101 1101110101 0101001101 0010010101 1001000101 10110100110 1001111101 010011101110 10110111010 0101110101 1 1001011111 0111111111 1111011101 1111110101 0011001101 0011001111 1111011111 1101111111 1111010101 1011010101 10110011101 1001100101 1011110111 1001010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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, still, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of My Two Geniuses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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