This is an analysis of the poem Venice that begins with:
IN domes of dim and ancient gold,
In cloisters, where the lightning plays,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXcc dedeee bfbfgg ahahXa bbbbbb ididjj egegaaXgdgdaag
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,14,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011101 01010101 11010101 010011100 011111010 110101010 10110101 11011101 111101001 10110101 11110101 01010101 11010101 01110101 11001101 11000101 10010001 01110101 11110101 11010011 11010101 01010101 010111010 11010001 01110001 11010111 11010101 11010101 11000101 11010101 01011101 110010101 11110101 11010001 1100111001 11011101 11010101 11110101 11010101 10010001 01010101 11010101 01111101 01011101 11000101 01010101 0101001001 11111101 1
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 49
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, of, and, boat are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words in, and are repeated.
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- summary of Venice;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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