This is an analysis of the poem Madeline Bower that begins with:

She perished in beauty,
As withers a rose ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbcdcefbf ghhhijijdfjf dkjkalalafef bmbmcdbd jlalXdcdgfjf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 11001 1010010 01010 110011 11101 1010111 01001 01011 1111010 010110 010010 011110 11001 101101 001101 110010 11101 110010 11001 11011 1011110 1010111 110010 01001 1101001 1011110 01001 111011 011001 11011 111001 110010 110110 11111 0110010 111111 11001 110010 11001 01001 111101 01010 11111 10001 111111 110111 11111 111101 001111 1010010 11111 011010 1100010 111110 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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  • summary of Madeline Bower;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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