This is an analysis of the poem Middle Aged Lovers, Ii that begins with:

You open to me
a little,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdaecXef agcbXddeXd XcXg hdbchh iiafd JFXfghGeg gcg JFXGXeegce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,4,6,5,9,3,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 010 1101 1101 011 10001 011 001 0101 110 11111 01 010010 001 001 1110 1011 1 11 101 111 101 111 11 001 01 0011 010 1001 001 11 10001 11 010 0011 11 0110 1000 100010 1 0110 011 1111 0010 110 0101 110 11 0110 01 011 0101 0101 0010 1101 11001 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 13 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Middle Aged Lovers, Ii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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