This is an analysis of the poem So Fair Is She that begins with:

So fair is she!
So fair her face...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa bba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1101 1101010 111 001001 00101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 61
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word so is repeated.

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  • summary of So Fair Is She;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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