This is an analysis of the poem Southern Belle that begins with:

A shawl and bonnet she wore
From an era gone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcbbXcdeedaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0111011 01101 10101 1111 11111100 001101 1000101 11110 10111100 01010111 1101011 1111001 01010101 11110001 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 445
  • Average number of words per stanza: 79
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Southern Belle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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