This is an analysis of the poem Sweet Peas that begins with:

Where lilac trees are gossiping,
And whispering tell-tales to the breeze, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a Xa b b ca c a X X d edeaXX f gf ghh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,6,1,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111100 110011001 01111100 01011101 11010101 01010111 010100101 01010101 01110101 01010101 10011101 01010100 01010101 010101010 11011111 110101010 111001011 111111111 111 11111101 110111101 11011111 11011101 01010101 01010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 58
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ', sweet, peas are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words ', to are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

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

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  • summary of Sweet Peas;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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