This is an analysis of the poem Is She Here? that begins with:

He came in victory's lambent flame
'Mid myriad shouts and trumpets' blare, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ebeX cfcf gcgXXeeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110100101 110011101 10110101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11010111 01011101 10011101 10010111 01010001 10010101100 01011101 010111010 11010111 010101010 11111001 010001001 11111101 011111010 110010101 11000101 01010101 01010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word like is repeated.

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  • summary of Is She Here?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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