This is an analysis of the poem Water Picture that begins with:

In the pond in the park
all things are doubled:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXXXc dXbeceXfg XeXXXfXX eXagXaXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001 11110 11011 101010 11110 110101 11010 11001 0111 0110100 0010001 110101 1111111 10111 01010010 110111 01011010 1101010 10111 111101 0011001 001001 0101010 001011 101000 01011 100101 101110 101010 1011001 1101010 101010 111001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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