This is an analysis of the poem The June Couple that begins with:

She is fair to see and sweet,
Dainty from her head to feet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eeffaacc ggbbaaXb ccaaXXhh iijjaaccXeeiicchh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 1000101 1010101 1010101 1011101 1000101 1010101 10101001 1010101 0010101 0111101 1010111 0010101 1010101 1010001 1110101 1110101 1110011 1100101 1111101 1110101 1111101 10101010 1011101 1011101 1111111 1010101 1110101 1111111 1011010 1010111 1011111 1110101 1010111 1010101 1011111 1000101 1011101 1010111 1010111 1111101 10101001 1010111 0110111 0111101 11110111 1110111 1110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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; her, your are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The June Couple;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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