On Suddenly Receiving A Curl Long Refused by Vachel Lindsay: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem On Suddenly Receiving A Curl Long Refused that begins with:

Oh, saucy gold circle of fairyland silk—
Impudent, intimate, delicate treasure:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa XXaX Xbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001011 10010010010 011111011110 10110111010 10110110110 110101100100 10011010010 10010110110 100101100100 1001110110 11010011010 010110010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; my is repeated.

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

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  • idea of the verse;
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