This is an analysis of the poem Song To Oblivion that begins with:

Art thou more fair
For all the beauty gathered up in thee,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbaA CddcC aXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111 1101010101 1111011101 11010110101 1111 1111 11011011101 1111111111 1111110011 1111 1111 11011011100 0111011000 1101111101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; more is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words art, for are repeated.

    The author used the same word art at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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