This is an analysis of the poem One Girl that begins with:

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Like the sweet apple which reddens upon the topmost bough,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXa X bbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 10110110010101 011010110100111 0101111011111011 1 10110110110101 101010010110111 0101010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of One Girl;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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