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

In tattered robes that hoard a glittering trace
Of bygone colours, broidered to the knee, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaaX bcbbcXbabba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 01011101001 01110100001 01010001001 10000110101 1011010100 0101010111 1101010101 1101110111 1011010101 1011000101 1101010100 0101010001 0111010001 1011010100 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; her is repeated.

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

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