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

When colour goes home into the eyes,
And lights that shine are shut again ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababca cXcXddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110110001 11111101 01011111 01011001 1111110111 011101 11111101 11011101 011101111 11111101 1001010101 1101010111 1101000101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; and is repeated.

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

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