This is an analysis of the poem Maya Angelou that begins with:

A 'Goddess' of poets with talents immense.
An inspiration to all this 'Goddess' has meant....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXa abbccXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01001001001 110100101011 001110000101 110001010 01010110110 000100101011 0101101010100 10001101010110 1010010110101 0010011011111 101010110 11010111110111 0110010100010 101001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 321
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Maya Angelou;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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