This is an analysis of the poem To A Much Too Unfortunate Lady that begins with:

He will love you presently
If you be the way you be....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaaaabb ccbbddeeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100 0100110 1110100 1011101 0111101 0010111 1111100 1010010 1111101 1111101 1011101 0110111 0110101 1010001 0111101 1010001 1010111 1110101 1011111 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 312
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of To A Much Too Unfortunate Lady;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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