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

Who turns him from his earthly love
Must other lovers meet and prove:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccXb ddeddXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11100101 11010111 11010101 00010101 11110101 0111010 11000101 11110101 110100101 110100101 01111101 010100111 1111110 010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Alternative;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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