This is an analysis of the poem Rosaline that begins with:
LIKE to the clear in highest sphere
Where all imperial glory shines, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXXcdcdE fgfgXbXXXE hbhbXijijE fcfcXbibiE eXeeXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 10010101 110100101 01010001 100101010 111100 011100101 1001011001 01111011 11110111 111101 01110101 11001001 11010101 11010111 111100 011111010 11010101 011111100 10010100 111101 011001010 11010101 0111010010 10011101 111100 01110001 111101001 11010101 11010001 111101 010110101 110101001 010100101 11011101 111100 10010101 11110001 11100010010 11010111 111101 11111101 11001100 110111101 11010101 111100 1111111101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 412
- Average number of words per stanza: 56
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- 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; of, with are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words her, with, and, heigh are repeated.
The author used the same word her at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word mine at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Rosaline;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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