This is an analysis of the poem Calla* that begins with:
Her Raiment was of soft white thistledown,
And two great glowing topazes her eyes, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaabbaXbcadcad X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,1,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 0101011100 1111010001 0101110101 0101010001 0101010001 0011011101 110101100100 0100111111 1101001101 1101100100 1111011111 1101010101 1111011111 1101010111 01001000101011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 353
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (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; of is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word who is repeated.
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- summary of Calla*;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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