This is an analysis of the poem Beatrice To Dante that begins with:

REGARD me well: I am thy love, thy love;
Thy blessing, thy delight, thy hope, thy peace: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccaddXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111111111 1101011111 1101111111 1111010101 1101010101 1111101101 0101111011 1101010111 0101010101 1011110011 011101101 1001101101 1011000101 11011011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 617
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; thy is repeated.

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

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