This is an analysis of the poem Caught In A Net that begins with:

Upon her breast her hands and hair
Were tangled all together. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaca XbcbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 0101010 01010111 0101110 01010101 0101010 01010101 010111 11110111 110001 11011101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • summary of Caught In A Net;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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