This is an analysis of the poem Nora that begins with:

CALM and fair
Flows the stream of Nora’s life, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab ccXc dede fefe cgcg fhfh cici jcjc eheh kiki clcl Xada haha ljlj lflf eheh ahah fmfm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1010101 1000101 101 100 1110111 1011000 101 1010 10101010 11111010 1010 111 1111101 1010101 101 111 1000101 1010101 001 111 1110011 1011101 101 001 11100111 1010111 101 1010 1010111 10111110 111 101 1010101 1101101 111 101 1010101 1010101 001 001 1010111 0011100 101 110 11110001 1111100 101 111 101011 1010111 101 111 10101010 10100001 1010 111 1111111 1010111 101 111 10100101 1110101 11 101 1110011 10110111 111 111 1011101 1010111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2084
  • Average number of words per stanza: 303
  • Amount of lines: 89
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Nora;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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