This is an analysis of the poem The Willow Princesses that begins with:

THE tall princesses in the willow tree
They move their lazy, lovely heads about, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXba cX dXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110000111 1111010101 11111111 11 1101010101 1100110111 111111010 1 1001000101 0101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; their, and are repeated.

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

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

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