This is an analysis of the poem The Lily Pond that begins with:

ON this little pool where the sunbeams lie,
This tawny gold ring where the shadows die,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb Xcc ddd eeeXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1010110101 0101110111 1101001001 1010110111 1100110101 1110110101 1110101110 1101010101 1101100101 1010010111 1010110111 0101111101 1100110101 0101101101 1110101101 1100101001 1011110110 0101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Lily Pond;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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