This is an analysis of the poem The Three Roses that begins with:

When the buds began to burst,
Long ago, with Rose the First...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaXddccddccbbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1010101 1110101 1011101 1011111 1000101 100100111 10011110 1010111 1010111 1001111 0110101 1010101 10111001 0011111 1010101 1100101 1010111 1110011 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 613
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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