This is an analysis of the poem Love After Love that begins with:

The time will come
when, with elation ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXba cdcX Xcd Xbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0101 10010 10110010 111101110 1101101010 11111 101010101111 11111111 00100101111 1111101 101011111 1101100011 010101001 111100010 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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