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

A lonely young wife
In her dreaming discerns... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcBbDEFacdccBbDEf XdXdcbbDEF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 001001 01011 001001 101001 01011 11001001011 1101 1101 11101001010 101011 01101 11111 111111 101001 01011 11101001011 1101 1101 11101001010 1010010 11101 101011 111001 101001 101101 111101101011 1101 1101 11101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 421
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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