This is an analysis of the poem Cristina that begins with:

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She should never have looked at me... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abXbcded X fghgifjX X cgggcfaf X XkjkgXdX a elilckak a heeegbab X embmXbeb X Xbebfili
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11101111 01111110 11101111 10111010 10100110 11111110 10111110 11111010 1 10111110 11111110 10111111 01101010 01110011 10111110 11111010 11101100 1 11101111 11111110 11101011 10101010 11100011 10100010 10111011 00101010 1 11101010 111011010 01111010 011001010 11011101 11111100 10110011 10101110 1 11001110 11111110 10101010 11111010 11101110 10111110 01110011 01101010 1 10101011 10100110 10110010 10100110 10111011 10111110 01111011 11011010 1 10101110 01100010 10101110 10111010 00100110 11101010 10111110 11111110 1 11101011 11111110 01111101 11111010 10111010 111001110 1111110 01101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; she, or, it, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words that, there, whereby are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase her connects the lines.

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