This is an analysis of the poem Song To Celia Ii that begins with:

Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb abcb Xded Xded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110011 110101 11011001 111111 01100111 110101 111010101 111111 11110101 1111001 11000111 011100 11011101 110101 11011111 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Song To Celia Ii;
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