This is an analysis of the poem Frank Leigh's Song: A.D. 1586 that begins with:

Ah tyrant Love, Megaera's serpents bearing,
Why thus requite my sighs with venom'd smart?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeee XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 11011001010 11101101001 110101001010 1101000101 0011110101 0101110101 110010111011 1101111111 01010110011 11010101101 1101010101 1111010101 0111 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

  • 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 nay is repeated.

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