This is an analysis of the poem Preference that begins with:

NOT in scorn do I reprove thee,
Not in pride thy vows I waive,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcacdaeaefgfgXeheXeieXjXjckckiXiafkfkXaddckcXhkhkhchcclclididdmdmcece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 72,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 1011111 10111111 1111101 11111010 0110011 110111010 1110100 10101111 1111101 11111011 10010101 11001010 1110111 11101010 1110111 11111110 0110101 10101010 10101001 11111100 111111 10111110 1110101 11101010 01100011 11111010 011001001 11101110 1110111 10101010 1110111 10101010 1000100 11111010 10110111 11111010 1010111 11101010 1110101 11111000 1000011 11101010 0110100 11111010 1110101 11111010 1010100 01111010 1011101 11101010 10010101 10001010 11001001 11101010 111101 101000010 1011101 10111110 1011101 10101010 01010100 10100010 1110100 11110110 1011001 01111010 101001001 01111010 1110101 11101110 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2390
  • Average number of words per stanza: 417
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, not, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not is repeated.

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

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