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

The prosperous and beautiful
To me seem not to wear... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdXd Xeee XcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001100 011101 01010100 111101 1101101 1111101 11111001 110111 0101000 111111 01010111 11011101 1111010 111101 11111111 111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word yet is repeated.

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

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