This is an analysis of the poem A Face that begins with:

If one could have that little head of hers
Painted upon a background of pure gold,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdddbbddeefXgggf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111110100 1001011011 1101010101 1101010101 01111101001 0011111111 11111101001 1101111101 1001010101 1101010110 10101110101 1011010111 1001101101 1110010101 01001010111 1001110101 1111011111 1001110100 1111110101 1011110111 11011010011 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 982
  • Average number of words per stanza: 178
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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.

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

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