This is an analysis of the poem Under The Lime Tree that begins with:

Under the lime tree
On the heather,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbceXe fgdhgdfXf hXbXXbaXa iaaiaahXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 1010 11110101 11111 10010 1011111 01010001 100 1010100 11011 101 11111101 11110 101 11111101 11100101 100 1111101 11110 1100 0101001010 01010 1000 010101110 1010111 100 1011111 0101 1101 11011111 1011 1111 10010111 11010101 100 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Under The Lime Tree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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