This is an analysis of the poem Rich And Rare Were The Gems She Wore that begins with:

Rich and rare were the gems she wore,
And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccbX ddaX eebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11100111 1011110111 110101101 010011111 100111101 111101011 110110111 110010110110 1011110101 1101001011 1111101101 111110110100 11110101 0101001011 1111001101 0110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; her, so, and are repeated.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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