This is an analysis of the poem Song (Untitled #12) that begins with:
Should thy love die;
O bury it not under ice-blue eyes! ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Ababb Acacc Aaaaa Adadd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 1100110111 11101 001001 01011011101101 1111 11001011101 11011 011001 111101001011001 1111 11011001001 101001 011001 1110110111011001 1111 101001101101 101111 111101 1001001001011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; it, of, bury are repeated.
The author used the same word should at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Song (Untitled #12);
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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