This is an analysis of the poem Chain Of Pearls that begins with:

Mother, I shall weave a chain of pearls for thy neck
with my tears of sorrow. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aa XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110101111 011010 0111110010111 11010111 111101 100110110010 101100101011 111100111100 11001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; of, thy, thee, to, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Chain Of Pearls;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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