This is an analysis of the poem The Young Greek Odalisque that begins with:

’Mid silken cushions, richly wrought, a young Greek girl reclined,
And fairer form the harem’s walls had ne’er before enshrined;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccaa ccdd eeff ddgg bbhh eeii ddjj hhdd eecc eeee kkaa bbee eeiiXaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11010101011101 11010101110101 11011101110101 0101110011101001 11111110010101 11110111010001 111111010101001 110101010101001 11111101011101 11111101010101 11011101010111 11011111010101 11100101111101 100100111100101 011101010100101 11010111001101 11011111011101 10111101010101 110101011101110 111101111101010 110101011100101 110010101011111 110101011111010 110111010101010 11001101110101 010100001110001 01111101010111 01011101111111 01111101110101 01011101111101 01011101110101 01110111010111 01011011101110 110111010111110 11111101010101 11111101011101 11010101110001 11011101110101 11010101110101 11011101111101 010111100010101 10011111010101 11010100010101 11010101110101 11110111111101 11010100110001 101111010010111 11110101110101 1101010101010101 01110101111101 11011111010111 11110101110101 11010001010101 11111101110101 11011101010101 11011111010101 11110101100101 11011101110101 11010101110001 01011101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, as, in, all, to, her, of, that, some are repeated.

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

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

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