This is an analysis of the poem American Beauty that begins with:

The perfect American Beauty Rose,
is it diminished...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdXaefgdXbgaabehaXfXaahabbbbdXec Xe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100101 00010 101111111 01011011 1101101111 0101001010 110010111 1010011001 101010010 0011101100 1010111 1010000101 1010111 0101110100 0111001 10101111 101001100101 10110101001 11011110 101101101 1101111111 00010110010 00101011110 010101010101 11110010 11001010 11011010 011000111 1010110010 0010100101010 0111010010100 010111000011 1110001001 1000110010 001001010 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 683
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word in is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of American Beauty;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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