This is an analysis of the poem Angelic Love that begins with:

Angelic love that stoops with heavenly lips
To meet its earthly mate;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbbaaaaccdddaaeeefgfgeXdhhdeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101001 010101 01011001001 110101 01010010101 1100010101 00101 001101 0101 001101 11010101 11110001 11001011 11010111 1111011011 110100101 11000101 1101010101 0101000101 1101100001 010101 1001010 010101 1101110 1100110011 1001011101 101101 100100 111110 1001110011 111101 1101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1070
  • Average number of words per stanza: 187
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; its, to, such are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words whose, such are repeated.

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  • summary of Angelic Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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