This is an analysis of the poem To Giusue Carducci that begins with:

O RICH and splendid soul that overflowest
With light and fire caught from thy native skies!— ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX bccb dccd XaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110111000 01110101101 1101010011 10101101110 1111010101 1101110111 1101100011 1001010011 1111101101 11000100010 01010101010 0111011101 1111010100 11001110011 1110111101 1101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 781
  • Average number of words per stanza: 129
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of To Giusue Carducci;
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