This is an analysis of the poem To Caroline: When I Hear That You Express An Affection So Warm that begins with:

When I hear that you express an affection so warm,
Ne'er think, my beloved, that I do not believe;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece efef ghgh ijij kjkj X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101101011 111010111101 111101001001 111101111001 110110011010 11101110001 110111010010 10101001001 1011011110010 11011111001 1011010110010 11001001101 10101011110110 111101001001 111011010010 001101101101 011110010010 11101011001 110110110010 01101101101 111101011111001 111101011001 010011011011 11001011011 111111111010 101011110001 1111010110110 11010111001 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; which, can are repeated.

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

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