This is an analysis of the poem California Poppy, The (Copa De Oro) that begins with:

Thy satin vesture richer is than looms
Of Orient weave for raiment of her kings.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaaabcabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010011 01011110001 110111101 10000010101 01010010101 11010101001 1111010100 1101010011 1111000101 0011110101 0101011101 0101011111 10010100101 1001010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 664
  • Average number of words per stanza: 103
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

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