This is an analysis of the poem Primroses that begins with:
They shine upon my table there,
A constellation mimic sweet,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcc cdcdee fgfgdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011101 01010101 110101111 11110101 11110111 11010101 010111111 11110101 01010101 11010101 11110101 10010100 11010111 01110101 11011101 1100101001 11011101 11011101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
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- summary of Primroses;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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