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

The pale discrowned stacks of maize,
   Like spectres in the sun, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb baba baba caca dede cfcf gege Xbab eXeX hXhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01100101 110001 11001100 110111 01110101 110101 11011101 110101 11011111 110011 11010101 100101 11111101 10101101 11010100 111101 01110101 111101 11011111 111101 01110101 100111 01000111 100101 11110101 110101 11001101 100101 01000100 110111 01111111 111111 11110101 101111 11011101 111010100 01110111 1100011000 01010101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; her, they are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Anna;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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