This is an analysis of the poem Song (Untitled #6) that begins with:

The flower unfolds its dawning cup,
And the young sun drinks the star-dews up, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeaa ffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010101 101110111 110100101 110011101 11101111 10010100 10011101 110010101 11111101 01010111 11111101 01100101 1110111 11011111 100101101 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Song (Untitled #6);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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