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

Triumphal arch, that fill'st the sky
When storms prepare to part,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb bdbd efef ghgh haha idid eXee jkjk alcl hhhh bdbd mlml ndnd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 110101 11110100 011111 11101101 0111010 11010001 0101110 11110101 110111 11110111 1011001 1100101 100101 11010111 0101001 11111101 110011 11111101 110001 1100110001 10100111 11011101 011101 11010101 1010110 11010101 010101 10110101 011101 11010001 101101 11010101 1000111 10010100 010101 01010011 011101 110000101 0101001 110001101 10101011 11000101 010101 11010101 111101 11010001 110011 11000101 1010111 11011101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, as are repeated.

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

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