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

I have no heart to give you: long ago
Exceeding love has found and left me blind...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011101 0101111111 0101111101 1111000101 1001110100 1011010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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