This is an analysis of the poem The Little Girl Lost that begins with:

In futurity
I prophesy see.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabb ccdd Xeaa ddff aabX ddbb ccbb gghh aabb dddd aadd ccee XXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000 11001 10101 10101 10111 10101 10101 010101 00101 10101 10101 10101 10101 10101 11101 10111 11101 10101 110101 1011010 10101 01101 11101 00101 00111 11101 01101 10111 10101 100101 11101 11111 10101 10101 10101 10101 010101 10101 111001 100101 10101 10111 10101 10101 10101 10101 00101 10111 1010 10101 110101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Little Girl Lost;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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