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

Oh, come, my lad, or go, my lad,
And love me if you like. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXcXcaXaX XaXa ddXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 111011 1111011 10101 11111111 111010 1101001 10011 11110111 111110 0111011 110001 11110101 110101 1101010 01011 11110101 110000 1101010 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • 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; me, be are repeated.

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

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

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