This is an analysis of the poem A Dedication that begins with:

And they were stronger hands than mine
That digged the Ruby from the earth--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcac deefdf gddhgh iddjij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010111 110010001 11011101 01010001 11011101 11001101 11110101 11000111 11110101 00110100 10010111 11010001 10110111 11110111 11110101 11110101 01110111 11001100 11100101 11011101 11011111 11111101 01010111 10111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; i is repeated.

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

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