This is an analysis of the poem Life's Hebe that begins with:

IN the early morning-shine
Of a certain day divine,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdD cceeff Ccggdd Ccbbgg Cchhaa bbdd Ccddgg Cciijj eedDkkeeaaddbb ll
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,6,6,6,4,6,6,14,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 0010101 1100101 0010001 1110001 0101111 1011101 0010101 1011101 0110101 1111011 1010101 1111111 1010101 1011101 0011101 1111101 001011 1111111 1111101 1011101 0011101 1111111 1111111 1110111 1010111 1011101 0110101 1011101 1110111 1111101 1110101 1010101 1010101 1011101 1110011 1011101 0011101 1011011 0110111 11101001 1110101 1011101 0110101 1110101 0111001 1001101 1011101 1110101 1111111 1010101 0010101 10101010 11101010 1010101 10101001 1010111 1000101 1011101 1010101 1111111 1011111 1111111 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, he, then, it are repeated.

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  • summary of Life's Hebe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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