This is an analysis of the poem To Rose that begins with:

Rose, when I remember you,
Little lady, scarcely two, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabbccddeeff AagghhbbcccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1110101 1010101 1110001 0010001 1110101 1110011 1111100 1001101 1110001 1011001 1111111 1011011 1110101 1110111 0110101 1011110 0110101 0110101 1110101 0010001 10110101 1010001 1010101 101011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 352
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To Rose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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