This is an analysis of the poem At The Papyrus Club that begins with:

A LOVELY show for eyes to see
I looked upon this morning,--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbbdbddcdc eXefghghdidi jfjfafaXfi fikfkf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,10,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 1101010 01110100 0101010 11110111 01001111 01111101 0100110 11111111 1101110 11011111 1101110 01010111 01010010 01010101 1111010 01010101 0111010 01110111 1111110 01011101 1101010 01000101 0101110 10111001 1101010 1100111001 1101110 11011101 11001010 11010000 1011010 01010101 1101010 111010111 1111110 011010101 1111010 100010101 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, for, to, he are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of At The Papyrus Club;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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