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

She walks as lightly as the fly
Skates on the water in July.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc dd aXee dd cc bb ff Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 11010001 01010101 11010101 11111011 11110111 111111010 000101110 01111111 11010100 11111101 11111101 110101110 111101010 01010001 11011111 11011111 11110111 11011111 11110001 11111110 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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.

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  • summary of Charms;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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