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

In the frail hepaticas,-
That the early Springtide tossed,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababb cbcXde fgfghh dieide
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011000 1010101 10010101 0011111 1010101 1100111 1111111 01100010 1010101 1111100 1110101 0110100 1011111 10010101 1111111 1010111 1110100 10111001 1011101 1110101 1010100 1100111 1110111 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy is repeated.

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

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