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

Th3 beauty of the northern dawns,
Their pure, pale light is thine; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbacdc adbdXeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 111101 11010101 011111 1100011001 010101 10110111 101101 11110111 110111 11011101 010101 01011101 010101 101100101 0101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

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

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