This is an analysis of the poem Wedding that begins with:

Each strips his own skin
Each bares his own constellation ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab XbX aXa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 11011010 1110101 110101 1100 11011 110111 110111111 1011 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 68
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; each, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words each, who are repeated.

    The author used the same word each at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Wedding;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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