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

Ungrateful he, who pluck'd thee from thy stalk,
Poor faded flow'ret! on his careless way;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcddcdedebX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101111011 1101010101 0101110101 1101111001 1101010111 11010100101 1111011101 11110100101 11111101101 1101110111 1101011101 111101111001 1101111101 100101110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 632
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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