This is an analysis of the poem Storm And Calm that begins with:

Sweet are these kisses of the South,
As dropped from woman's rosiest mouth,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eebb ffgg bbhh XXii ggjj jjkkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110001 11010101 110011101 101100101 11011100 10110101 110100111 10001100 01110111 01010111 101111001 00110011 10101101 10110111 010011101 10110101 11010111 11010101 01110101 11010101 101101100 01010101 11010011 010111001 10111101 11110101 11010101 11110101 11110101 11010111 11110001 11110101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and, of are repeated.

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  • summary of Storm And Calm;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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