This is an analysis of the poem The Second Madrigal that begins with:

A night of love
exquisite as a...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbacdcXXdcXX XcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 10010 100110 11100100 1010 10001010 111 11 1011 100010 010101 00101010 101110 101 010101 010110 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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