This is an analysis of the poem Floridian that begins with:

The cactus and the aloe bloom
Beneath the window of your room;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbcB DdebbEbE X cXfbfB DdXggHgH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,1,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 01010011 11011100 01010111 110111000 110101 00010 110010 011111 11100101 11010111 011101 11 011101 1 01011001 11011100 01110101 01010111 11011101 110101 00010 10110 011100 11100101 11010101 010111 11 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

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

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