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

Upon this Primrose hill,
Where, if Heav'n would distil... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdddd XXddeeefff eegghhhaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111 101101 010011100111 0011111101 1111110100 100100100 10111001 1101011111 1110110101 1111111100 1111110 110111 1111111100 1011011111 0111011101 11011101 1101001101 1101011101 1101011101 1011110101 111111 011101 11010101101 00010010010 1001010011 01101101 11011111 1000111111 1011110111 10001101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 374
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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.

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

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

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