This is an analysis of the poem Memory Pictures that begins with:

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A wide-spring meadow in a rosy dawn... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a babacddc X bbbbXeeX X fcfcgggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01011100101 10010111011 1001011101 011101 101010011101 01001001111 0101001101 100101 1 1101010101 01011100101 1111000111 1100101 0101010100 0101010111 11010101001 010101 1 1101100111 11100010101 1100011111 010101 0111010101 0101010101 11111101001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Memory Pictures;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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