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

WHEN Helen first saw wrinkles in her face
(’T was when some fifty long had settled there...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccaXdbXbeaebd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110001 11111011101 1101011110 1101010111 1011011101 1001110101 1101110 111 1011001111 1101010001 10010011001 01010111001 1101011101 0101111111 1111011111 1111001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 663
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Wrinkles;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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