This is an analysis of the poem Translation Of A Romaic Love Song that begins with:

Ah! Love was never yet without
The pang, the agony, the doubt,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb cccc aade ffee gghh gXdd bbaa Xcii ggXf ccbbXaacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 01010001 11110101 11111101 01110111 11110101 11110111 01110101 11010101 11011111 110101010 11111101 01011101 1111001001 11010101 11110101 11111101 11011101 01010101 01001101 010011111 111111100 1101110010 111101110 11011111 11011101 11011101 11111111 111101100 11011101 11011111 01011101 11011101 01010101 111101100 110111010 11010111 11110111 11011011 111111001 11011101 11011001 01111101 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; i, your, my, and are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase thou connects the lines.

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