This is an analysis of the poem O Friend, Should One, As Beautiful As The Moon that begins with:

O friend, should one, as beautiful as the moon,
Delight in breaking hearts by playing false in love ?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bc db bX XX dX bX aX cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111100101 010101110101 1100110101 101110101001 1110011111101 1110010111001 11010111111 1010110010010 11010110101 1001001111101 100101111101 11110101101 111110111111 00100110011011100 11011011011011 111111111100 11011101100101 01101110011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1070
  • Average number of words per stanza: 176
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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  • summary of O Friend, Should One, As Beautiful As The Moon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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