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

The dewdrops on every blade of grass are so much like silver drops
that I am obliged to stoop down as I walk to see if they are pearls,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdbcXXbdaeeda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011001011111101 11101011111010111 1110101010101101010 1010011011111111 1010101111001101 10111011010011001 11100110110110100 1010101101101100 11101101011010110 1110111000101101 111010001010100111 100101101001001011 01010111010111010 10010010001001101010 11101001010111101 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1046
  • Average number of words per stanza: 190
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 64 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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