This is an analysis of the poem The Given Heart that begins with:

I wonder what those lovers mean, who say
They have giv'n their hearts away.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eecc ffgg hhii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110111 1111101 10110111 1101001011 0100111101 111101 11001111 1011110001 1001010111 000111 11111101 100101000101 1111010111 011101 11011111 00101010101 1001100101 110101 110001010 11110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Given Heart;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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