This is an analysis of the poem The Clover that begins with:

Some sings of the lily, and daisy, and rose,
And the pansies and pinks that the Summertime... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaaaccddddeebbff ccddggbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001011011 10101110101 1 001101001011 101101101001 11001011001 0010001001001 111101001011 001101001011 11011101011 01101001001 111111111111 101001001001 111001001101 111011001011 001001001001 101101101001 11111001101 001001011011 110001011111 11001101011 111011101111 011001011001 11001011001 111101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 568
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, it are repeated.

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

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

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