This is an analysis of the poem Slim Adolescence That A Nymph Has Stripped, that begins with:

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Slim adolescence that a nymph has stripped,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXaaaaaXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101010111 101101 0111001111 1110101 1101010 10101 011100 01000101 11110101 10101 1101110 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 358
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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  • summary of Slim Adolescence That A Nymph Has Stripped,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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