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

The message first to Smyrna sent,
A message full of grace;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca dede eXec fafa ghgh XiXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 010101 01010101 0100111 10010101 101111 11011111 110101 11110111 011111 11110111 110111 11111111 1111100 01010101 111101 11010101 110011 11111101 111001 01010111 011101 01011111 010101 11010101 011101 11010101 0101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, they are repeated.

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

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  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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