This is an analysis of the poem To Olivia that begins with:

I fear to love thee, Sweet, because
Love's the ambassador of loss; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaabbbccXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11011101 10010001 11011101 01110111 110010111 1110101 11110101 1110011 0111111 1111101 011101110 1110001010 11111111 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 491
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not is repeated.

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