This is an analysis of the poem The Rosebuds that begins with:
Yes, in that dainty ivory shrine,
With those three pallid buds, I twine... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccc ddd bXb eee fff ccc ggX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101101001 01110111 11010101 11110101 11110101 110110111 11111101 101101000 010000101 11110111 11010101 11010101 11010001 11111101 110100101 11101101 11111101 11110101 11010111 11010101 11010101 11110101 010100111 01010101 10010101 11001101 101010001
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; of is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Rosebuds;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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