This is an analysis of the poem The Toadstool that begins with:

THERE 's a thing that grows by the fainting flower,
And springs in the shade of the lady's bower;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffggbb hhiijjdd kkkkeell
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 110111101010 101001001010 010110111 1110100101 101010101 1011100101 10101110101 111010101 111100101 1110110101 1111010101 0010100101 110100101 110101101 011100101 010010101 110100101 1100110101 010110101 0101110111 0010111101 1010100101 1010110111 0100100101 11100110101 0010010101 1110100101 101110101 1110110111 1100110101 10101100101 010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 451
  • Average number of words per stanza: 87
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, she, his, her are repeated.

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

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

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