This is an analysis of the poem To make a graceful act of revenge, that begins with:

‘Per fare una leggiadra sua vendetta'
To make a graceful act of revenge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XabXcXXdcXdaccXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101001100 010101001 110010100101 1100110101 10111011101 1101010011 100111011 101010101 1110101010 10110101 0111010011 011111010 101110001 1110001 010100111110 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; my is repeated.

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