This is an analysis of the poem O Saffron Flower! Sitting In Silent Meditation that begins with:

O saffron flower! sitting in silent meditation
And radiating the fire of youth,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc Xdee Xfgd Xacg hafb dfXg Xccd gdgh Xfde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010100101010 1101001001 1001101 101010101 111101 100111 101101 10101010 1001001 110101 110010101 0111001 110101110 100101 111111 1101101 110111001 10110101 111100111 1011101 100111 110101010 1111101 1010111 10110110 1100101 101010111 01001101 1101011001 111111 011101 1100001 10111110 111011010 111011011 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase all connects the lines.

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