This is an analysis of the poem To The Same Flower (Second Poem) that begins with:

With little here to do or see
Of things that in the great world be, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabccca dXdefffe gggdXggd aabhiiih jjjagggaXggghjjjh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 01100110 10011101 11110 11010101 01001101 11010001 11111 11010111 11110100 11011101 10110 110011101 11011111 10010001 11110 01010101 11010011 01010001 01010 01010101 010000101 11110111 11010 01011011 10010101 11111100 01010 01010101 01010101 11011101 01010 111100001 11110101 11111101 010011 110101001 11011101 11110001 11101 110111111 11110011 11110111 11010 11010111 11111101 11010101 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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