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

Because I was a wonton wild
And welcomed many a lover,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eXefabab gfgfgXgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 11010010 10010011 1111010 11110011 0101010 01010001 0111110 11011101 111111 11110011 0111010 11011111 0101010 11110101 1100010 11011111 1101010 01110101 0100010 11111101 1100111 11001101 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; i, to are repeated.

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

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