This is an analysis of the poem To A Blue Flower that begins with:

I would be dismal with all the fine pearls of the crown of a king;
But I can talk plainly to you, you little blue flower of the Spring!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabbaabbAa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001011001001 111110011101100001 1001001001111001 001101001001101001 111100110110110111 1111101111101100001 1101101001101011 01001001001001001 1101001011001001 111111011101100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 680
  • Average number of words per stanza: 145
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 67 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 15
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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