This is an analysis of the poem Again Endorsing The Lady, Ii that begins with:

I thought that I was wholly free,
That I had Love upon the shelf; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb cdcdee fdfdgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 11110101 1000010101 1011100100 11110101 11110101 01010101 011101110 01011101 0101010010 1110011 1101101 11000101 010111110 11111101 110011010 11010011 01010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; i, ye are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word her is repeated.

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