This is an analysis of the poem Serenade (Inesilla! I Am Here...) that begins with:

Inesilla! I am here
Thy own cavalier... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabB ccbX aabb ddbb XXbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000111 11100 010111010 111010 11101001 10111 0111010010 110100 10100101 00101 101010010 101010 10111111 10101 100101010 111010 1011101 10101 011101110 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 Serenade (Inesilla! I Am Here...);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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