This is an analysis of the poem The National Paintings that begins with:

Awake,ye forms of verse divine!
Painting! descend on canvas wing,-... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcX Xdedefef ghghidid ddddjXjg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 10011101 110101101 111100111 11011111 011001010 01000101 010001010 11110100 011001110 11110101 111100010 11110101 111101010 11110101 0101111010 11110111 11110101 110111001 11010101 11010101 110001110 11010101 111101110 11110101 110101010 11000100 111100110 110101010 1101110011 1111101110 1111100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, how are repeated.

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  • summary of The National Paintings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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