This is an analysis of the poem Apologia that begins with:
O gentlest love, I have not played
For you upon the lute of jade;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXXb aaXccX dXcbbc dddeed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110011111 11010101 11110001 10010100 110100101 11010001 01110101 11011001 11010101 1011001 11010101 01111101 11111100 110100100 11011101 01011101 11010001 11010001 11010101 01011101 110101001 11010101 11010111 01011111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 24
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Apologia;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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