This is an analysis of the poem Gold! that begins with:

Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaaaaaaaaAabcccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1110111 10101011 10011101 1010111 1011101 1111111 00100111 10100101 1111 0110101 110010010 010100101 110010101 110010011 11001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 525
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; gold, and, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Gold!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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