This is an analysis of the poem Old Dutch Love Song that begins with:
I am not rich, and yet my wealth
Surpasseth human measure;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abccbXdddd XeffeabXdb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111111 1001010 1101 0101 1101010 10110101 0101010 1101 1101 1111010 01010101 0101010 0101 1101 0101010 00110111 1011010 1111 1101 1111010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
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- summary of Old Dutch Love Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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