This is an analysis of the poem Loving But Leaving (A Sob Song For Conscientious Crooners) that begins with:

When I led you to the altar
Vows were made, you'll call to mind... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd Cccccbcb efefghgh CbcbbbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110010 1011101 10110010 1110101 11111111 1111111 10101011 1111011 011111111 1111101 10101111 1011111 11111011 1011101 11111111 0111101 10100010 1110001 11100010 1010101 010101010 1101111 110101010 1111111 011111111 1000101 11111011 1011011 00111110 1110001 11001010 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, i, me are repeated.

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  • summary of Loving But Leaving (A Sob Song For Conscientious Crooners);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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