This is an analysis of the poem Lalla Ruk that begins with:

Dearest dream, my soul's enchantment
Lovely guest from heav'n above,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdaee fgehefdi abdejcdX gddklgXm dlidldjX Xhajilga Xhegdmkf keXadbdi X XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,1,8,8,8,16,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 1010101 10100100 0010101 111101010 1010101 10011010 1010001 11101010 0110101 11101010 0010110 11101010 10001010 10011010 0111101 10100010 1110001 00101010 1011101 1010101 1010101 1001001 01100101 10101010 1010101 1101010 10101010 10001010 1010011 10101010 1000001 11101010 10101010 1000111 1011011 10101010 1001010 10101010 0010111 111010 1010111 01111010 0010001 1010101 11101010 10101010 0010001 10001010 0111001 10001010 1010011 11111010 0010111 00111010 1010101 11111010 1110011 01101010 1010101 10111010 0010101 10011010 101111101 111 111111 111111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 111111 1111111 111111 111111 1111 1111 111111 11111 111 1111 1111 111 1111 11111 1111 11111 11111 111111 1111 1111 111 111111 1111 1111111 111 111111 1111 1111 111111 11111 111 11111 111111 11111 111 11111 11111 111111 11111 11111 111111 111111 11111 11111 1111 11111 1111 11111 11111 11111111 11111 11111 1111 11111 1111111 11111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 680
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 130
  • Average number of symbols per line: 83 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, her, 1, и are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words like, и, в are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase он connects the lines.

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