This is an analysis of the poem A Paraphrase, Circa 1715 that begins with:

Since Chloe is so monstrous fair,
With such an eye and such an air,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb bbcc ddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 01111111 11010101 11110101 10010111 11010101 01011101 01010111 11000111 11010101 11011101 11110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of A Paraphrase, Circa 1715;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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