This is an analysis of the poem Drapple-Thorned Aphrodite, that begins with:

Dapple-throned Aphrodite,
eternal daughterf God, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc Xde dff gag hee bfc fii XXh XXgXhdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 010101 1101111 111011 1111111 1111001 0110101 1101011 1001101 10111010 1010110 1111101 1010101 11110111 1111011 1011010 1110101 0100111 10111100 0101110 1101110 10110111 0111010 1111110 101110000 0101101 0010001 111110 1011011 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, to, she are repeated.

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  • summary of Drapple-Thorned Aphrodite,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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