This is an analysis of the poem Harmony that begins with:

In midst of waves, there are the silver beads
And scraped by time paints of the white enamel …...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccd eded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101110101 11111001010 111011101 1101111110 111101101 10010100010 1101110101 01011111010 111111001 011111011110 11000110101 01010100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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