This is an analysis of the poem A Song that begins with:

I've a kiss from a warmer lover
Than maiden earth can be:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbb cdcdXd efefXf XgXgXg ababhb ihihfh jkjkhk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001010 110110 1101001010 1101101 0010101101 00100111 1111101010 101101 111001111010 1001001 1010110101 1101101 101101010 111101 10111111010 0101101 0010110111 1101101 1101101010 100111 1111101110 100101 1110110101 1101011 0101001010 100101 00101111110 0100111 1110111101 00100101 101101110 110111 1110101010 100111 011110101 1111101 101101010 100101 101101010 100101 101101001 0110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

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