This is an analysis of the poem The Palm And The Pine that begins with:

From the German of Heine.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 001001 001110111 010101 01010111 010001 01010001 1110101 11000111 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of The Palm And The Pine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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