This is an analysis of the poem Oh! That We Two Were Maying that begins with:

1 Oh! that we two were Maying
2 Down the stream of the soft spring breeze;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba bcbc bdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010 1101001011 1110010010 1001001001 11111110 110101111 11001110 110101111 11111110 101100111 101111101011 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our is repeated.

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  • summary of Oh! That We Two Were Maying;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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