This is an analysis of the poem In Search Of Him that begins with:

1. Shower on HIM' the flowers of love;
Form a ring and dance and sing:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aB Xcdebfb adgeXB hiXXcb jddkiXdB XeahcgB gkheljXB fgladXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,6,6,8,7,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101001 1011111 11100110 01001 0101010 11001 1110 1010 1011111 11001011 00010 100010101 1010101 1111 1011111 11010111 1110 1010010 11 1111 0011111 11111011 11001 10110 01010 111011 0101100 011 1011111 1010101010110 110101 100101 010 11010 10010101001 1011111 11111101 10010 1001001 0101 010010011 0010 011101 1011111 1001010010 1011 11010 10110100 1010 1010101 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet repeated the same word sing at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of In Search Of Him;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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