This is an analysis of the poem Champagne Polonez that begins with:

Champagne in a lily! Champagne in a lily!
With health and with wisdom it sparkles and shines!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XbXb Xcac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010010010010 01101001011 010100101000 0100100101 010010101100 010100101 1100100110100 01101001001 011010110110 011010001011 100011010010 01101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; champagne, lily, with, in, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word champagne at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Champagne Polonez;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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