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

I'LL on; for what should hinder me
From loving and enjoying thee?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaa ddeeccaa ffgghhcc eeaXiijj ggjjggii jjddccii dXaabbkk aaggaajj llffXdaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 01010101 11110101 11010101 11101111 101011111 01111101 01010101 01110101 1011101 11110111 1101101 101110101 010110111 01011100 11111101 10111111 01111101 11110101 11111101 11010101 11001101 11110111 11111111 11011101 11010101 10110101 01001100 1001101 01110001 010100111 011101101 01010111 10111001 10110111 110101001 1010101 01110110 11010101 00111101 11110101 11110101 01111111 01101101 11110101 11011101 11011101 11110111 01111011 01110101 01011111 10110101 11011101 01110101 01100111 11110101 01110111 101101001 101010101 01110101 11110101 11110111 11001101 11010111 11110101 01000111 11000101 11110101 11101110 11010101 11111111 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to are repeated.

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

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

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