This is an analysis of the poem E.B.B. that begins with:

THE WHITE-ROSE garland at her feet,
The crown of laurel at her head,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dbdbaa efefaa Xdfdgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 01010101 01011101 1000111 1010111 1100101 1011101 0011011 1010111 1010101 0011111 0110101 1110111 1011101 1011111 1011101 1001101 1010101 1101111 1111101 0011101 1111011 1011101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of E.B.B.;
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