This is an analysis of the poem Roses In Madrid that begins with:

Roses, Senors, roses!
Love is subtly hid... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbabAcacadad aeaeXfafagaX AcacXhahciai AjXjbgagAhaX akfkjhiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 101001 001010 10101 101010 11111 1100010 10101 11111010 10101 110010 10101 111010 01111 101110 00101 101010 11101 111110 10101 101110 00111 111110 10100 101010 10111 101110 11101 011110 10101 101110 010101 111111111 10101 101110 00101 101010 11111 111010 11101 111110 11101 101110 11111 101010 10101 101110 10111 101010 10101 100010 1111 101010 10101 101000 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; roses, look are repeated.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase roses connects the lines.

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