This is an analysis of the poem Neæra’s Wreath that begins with:

NEÆRA crowns me with a purple wreath
That she with her own dainty hands did twine; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101100101 1100110101 1101011101 10010110011 1101011111 1111010111 0101010111 1001011001 11010011101 1101011110 1011000101 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Neæra’s Wreath;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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