This is an analysis of the poem Open Thy Lattice Love that begins with:

Open thy lattice love Listen to me!
The cool balmy breeze is abroad on the sea! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaaa aaccaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1011011001 01101001101 0110110101 101111001011 11101101001 011001001101 11011011001 101001101101 1011011001 001001111000 10110101011 11101111001 01101001011 111011001001 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 335
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; away is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

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