This is an analysis of the poem The World Of Faery that begins with:

When in the pansy-purpled stain
Of sunset one far star is seen,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaa X baXaab X cdcddc X efgffg e hdhddh e eXeiie X ajajja X fffffX X kakaak i dddddd e laXaal X hehXgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010101 01111101 111101 10010111 101110101 010001 1 01010001001 01110111 100101 11100101 01000111 011111 1 01010101 11011111 010111 01010101 110100101 111101 1 11111111 11011101 000100 01111101 11110101 010100 1 01011101 01111111 1101001 10010111 1100100101 010111 1 01011111 111101010 100101 11011111 01111101 011101 1 01001111 11010111 111111 01111101 110101001 111101 1 11011111 01010101 1100101 01100101 11110111 0101110 1 01011101 01110101 111001 11011001 11110101 110111 1 10011111 11010100 110111 11001101 01011111 111111 1 11011111 011011011 110100 10010111 11011101 111111 1 11011111 01111111 111101 010111000 11110100 0100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 83
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; of, her, that, with, their are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The World Of Faery;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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