This is an analysis of the poem New Year's Night that begins with:

Now you are mine, to-night at last I say it;
You're a dove I have bought for sacrifice,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aba bXb aca aca dXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11110111110 1011111101 101110 1011110101 11110111110 11001111 101001111111 1110010010110001 1111 1101001011011 110110011001 11101 11101011101 101011110010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; i is repeated.

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