This is an analysis of the poem O Word I Love To Sing that begins with:

O word I love to sing! thou art too tender
For all the passions agitating me; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac adad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111110 1101010101 11110011110 1101111001 11010011110 1101010101 11110111110 0100110011 11011100110 1101010101 11010111110 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; too, o are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of O Word I Love To Sing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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