This is an analysis of the poem Cornelia’s Jewels that begins with:

Among the haughtiest of her sex, in noble, quiet pride,
Cornelia stood, with mien that seemed their folly vain to chide:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc bbddccXbbddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01010001010101 01010111110101 11010101111101 11010101011101 111101010111001 01000101010001 11111101010101 11010011110111 11000101110101 10110111010101 111111011100111 110111001010101 11110101011101 11111101111111 01010101010011 110101010101001 110001110100101 11011111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 374
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, their, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, and are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word mine at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Cornelia’s Jewels;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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