This is an analysis of the poem With A Water-Lily that begins with:

SEE, dear, what thy lover brings;
'Tis the flower with the white wings. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabX ccdd bBddXbBdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 10100011 10010101 00010110 1100101 1011011 1010101 0011111 1010111 1010101 1010101 1010101 1110001 1010101 1010101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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.

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  • summary of With A Water-Lily;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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