This is an analysis of the poem Venus Transiens that begins with:

Tell me,
Was Venus more beautiful ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefbggXXXhXeXafcedhXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1101100 111 111 0101 1010 10101 1100010 1011 10010100 11010 0101 10111011 0101111000 1001 01010 11 111 0011101 100111 10011 1011011 1011 01111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 529
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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