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

THE fierce exulting worlds, the motes in rays,
   The churlish thistles, scented briers, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa XbXb acac Xdad aeae fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010101 11010101 0111110101 1001010 0101011001 10101001 0101011100 111111 0101010101 11010111 1101010101 101111 1111011101 100101010 01001000101 11110010 01011101110 11011101 1001011101 110101 1011010111 11011111 0101010111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, 'tis are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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