This is an analysis of the poem Song. The Smile that begins with:
LET others love the pearly tear,
The blushing cheek adorning;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab abab cdcd ebeXXdcdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 0101010 11110111 1101010 11010101 0101010 01010101 0101010 01010101 0101010 01010001 0101010 010000101 1101010 01010101 0101100 1111101 011001 11010111 010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Song. The Smile;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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