This is an analysis of the poem Lady Love that begins with:

She is standing on my eyelids
And her hair is in my hair...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcb aXbcXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101111 1010011 11010011 11010011 0111001 1010101 1010101 1111111 1010011 1010101 111111 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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  • summary of Lady Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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