This is an analysis of the poem Jacqueminots that begins with:

I MAY not speak in words, dear, but let my words be flowers,
To tell their crimson secret in leaves of fragrant fire; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111111010 01110100101010 11111101101110 1100101010100010 11110110101010 111100101010111 11111110111010 111010010010011 110101010101010 101000111010101 110101011111110 101000111010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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