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

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The flower in its own scent breathes till it dies...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdcdbdcebeeXfXfaXaebecgcggXehehicififdfdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 45,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 01000111101 1001010110 1101110101 1010010101 11001000101 01010111001 0101110011 100110010010 10001110011 1001010101 0111010111 10110100110 0011010101 11100100111 1 0101110111 0101010110 11110101001 0011101101 1001001010110 1111010101 0011001001 0101011110 1011011110 0101110011 1011010001 1011111111 0101010111 1111110111 1 1100100111 11110011111 0001000111 11001011101 1101011111 110110111101 1001010111 0001010011 1100101101 0101010011 10100010111 11010011111 1010100100111 1010111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1804
  • Average number of words per stanza: 354
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, and, with are repeated.

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

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

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