This is an analysis of the poem Song that begins with:

I saw thee on thy bridal day-
When a burning blush came o'er thee,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaAA baba cdcdXaaAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 101011101 11000111 0111011 10110101 110010 11111101 0100011 11011101 110111 101110101 0010101 11111101 111111101 11000111 0111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; thee is repeated.

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