This is an analysis of the poem To One In Paradise that begins with:

Thou wast all that to me, love,
For which my soul did pine-... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcb dcdcdcd eXXefef Xccccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 111101 0110011 010101 1100101110 1101001 111101 11011101 100101 01010101 1111001 111101001 110001 101011 110101010 1111111 11010101 0010101 11010101 1010101 1111110 111101 1111110 111111 01010010 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, ah, for, and are repeated.

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  • summary of To One In Paradise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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