This is an analysis of the poem Airs For The Lute that begins with:

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When the sobbing lute complains,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXcb dededdXfgfg hihiXbdddb bgggb baaabXbdbb hahhXebee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,10,5,10,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1010101 10111010 0110101 1111 01101010 110001 1110101 1010001 101 1101111 0011111 1111001 1 01110 1101011 01010 01010111 11111 11011011 11011 11110011 1 11110001 111001 01011011 11011 1101 1111111 11111 1101111 111111 10101 1111011 110101 011001 111111 00101 1 100101 111111 111111 101111 101001 111011 101111 101001 101001 100101 101111 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Airs For The Lute;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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