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

The little girl, though very ill,
Went out one morning...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadefe fbdbedXbeX cgdXdaXdga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 11110 010010011 0111 1111010 0111 0100101010 10101 011101010 1110 1110111 1010 110101010 01001 1111010 101010 000101010 010101 100111011 11010 11110011 101 001101111 00101 01111101000 0101 110101111 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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