This is an analysis of the poem Tea At The Palaz Of Hoon that begins with:

Not less because in purple I descended
The western day through what you called...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab aXX aaX XbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010101010 01011111 01001111111 1101010111 1001110111 1101111111 1011010101 1111010111 1111010011 110101111111 1111111011 111111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, i, myself, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Tea At The Palaz Of Hoon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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