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

Lesbia! since far from you I've ranged,
Our souls with fond affection glow not;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xcbc dede fgfg hbhb aiai jkjk XXakXaeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110111 110101011 11111111 111111111 11011111 110111110 110011111 111101110 01111111 1011001011 11111101 111101011 11110101 111100110 11110101 011011010 11110111 010111011 11010011 110101011 111111010 111111010 111111010 110110110 111101010 101111010 11010111 110100010 111101000 110111010 11110101 010110010 11011101 100101111 11011101 100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, not are repeated.

    The author used the same word no at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of To Lesbia;
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