This is an analysis of the poem Le Panneau that begins with:

Under the rose-tree's dancing shade
There stands a little ivory girl,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBA acca dccd ecce feef dffd feefXABBA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10011101 110101001 10010111 01110101 01110101 01110111 10011101 101101001 01110101 01110101 11010101 11010101 11110111 11110101 01010101 11010101 11010101 10010111 01000101 10010001 11110101 11010101 01110001 011011001 11110101 1110010001 11010101 011010001 01110101 10010111 110101001 10011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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