This is an analysis of the poem Go, Lovely Rose! that begins with:

Go, lovely rose!
Tell her that wastes her time and me... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb cdcdd ededd bfbff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 10110111 1111 11010001 11111100 1011 11010101 1111 01011101 11110001 1001 01000101 1011 100100010 111100010 1111 01010111 1101 11010111 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; her is repeated.

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  • summary of Go, Lovely Rose!;
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