This is an analysis of the poem Isole, A Portrait that begins with:

1.
Her sleep was calm as summer night,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaX Xbcbc Xdede Xfefe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01111101 01001101100 01111001 0101001010 1 01011101 010111110 01010111 010100010 1 01010111 010101110 010100101 110100010 1 01110101 011101010 11000101 111110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; her, as are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Isole, A Portrait;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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