This is an analysis of the poem Song Of The Violet that begins with:

A humble flower long time I pined
Upon the solitary plain,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ababefef ghghXded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010101111 01010101 11010101 11010101 11100110 0101001001 110001010 011101 11110101 11011111 11110101 01010101 01111111 11110101 11010101 110111 01010011 01101101 110010111 01101101 11111101 11010011 110011111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, it, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, it are repeated.

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  • summary of Song Of The Violet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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