This is an analysis of the poem Her Hand that begins with:
The little girl's hand is made of darkness
How will I hold it?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aX ba Xb Xc Xc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 0101101010 10110 01011010101 11011001011 01100100101 10101010101 0101110110 11010 010110010 01011010010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Her Hand;
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- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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