This is an analysis of the poem To X. (With Ephemeral Kisses) that begins with:

I hear you will not fall in love with me
because I come without a guarantee,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffggXXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1110110101 0111010101 0111110111 1111000101 0101110001 0101111101 1011111111 0111111101 0101010100 1101110011 1101011101 1101011101 0111010101 0111011101 1111011011 110101000 1111010111 1111011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 790
  • Average number of words per stanza: 148
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words because, you'll are repeated.

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  • summary of To X. (With Ephemeral Kisses);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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