This is an analysis of the poem My Love that begins with:

There's not a fibre in my trembling frame
That does not vibrate when thy step draws near,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaXaaX cdcddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11010011001 1111011111 1101111111 1111011101 11101100111 1111111101 1111111101 1101010101 0101010100 1111110011 0111010001 0101010101 111101011001 1101110111 1100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; thy, not, my, of are repeated.

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  • summary of My Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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