This is an analysis of the poem Diana Ross that begins with:

The dictation,
Clear and precise....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXcc bXXaaX dbcdcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0010 1101 01001000 0010111100 10100010100 101001011001 010100010 0110101101 010001110 110001010010110 100101011010 000100110001 11011010101011 1 110110111001 101000111111 0010110111 011101111001010 1101111 111101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Diana Ross;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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