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

Noera, when sad Fall
Has grayed the fallow;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabab cdcdcd eXefeX cgcgcg gfgfgX gdgdgd cfcfcX hihihi jcjcjc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 110011 110111 01110 110111 11010 10111 1101 010101 11001 111101 1101 111111 1100 111101 1101 110101 0101 10101 1101 100101 0111 101101 1101 10101 1101 010101 1101 010011 0101 10101 11001 110111 0110 1000101 00101 100101 1001 100111 1101 110111 1000 100101 1101 110111 0101 100001 1011 101101 1101 001101 1101 011111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same words noera, thou at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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