This is an analysis of the poem The Love Of The People For The Duke Of Shaou that begins with:
O fell not that sweet pear-tree!
See how its branches spread....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbbb acdXc adddX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1111111 110101 1101 1111 0100101 1111111 111101 1101 10101 1101011 1111111 1101001 1101 10101 1100101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
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