To A Pianiste by James Thomson: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To A Pianiste that begins with:

I SAW thee once, I see thee now;
Thy pure young face, thy noble mien,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedefX dfdfXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 11111101 110111001 11110101 100100101 11000101 11110100 01110111 01010100 01001101 01010001 010101010 11110101 11011101 11011101 11011001 10001111 010001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; thy, its are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of To A Pianiste;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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