This is an analysis of the poem Modern Love Xxxix: She Yields that begins with:

She yields: my Lady in her noblest mood
Has yielded: she, my golden-crownèd rose! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXcaacdeedfddf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111000101 110111011 01010011111 11010010100 1100110001 1111111101 1100011101 1100011111 0111010101 0101011111 01110101001 1101110101 11110101001 0101010111 1101111111 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 709
  • Average number of words per stanza: 130
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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