This is an analysis of the poem The Rose that begins with:

We love the land when the world goes round,
And deep, deep down in her thorny ground,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabB ccbBXaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110110111 111100101 1111111111 110111101 110111101 1010110101 1101111011 110111101 110111101 1111100111 111101101 1110111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; we, love, rose, our are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word we is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word rose at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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