This is an analysis of the poem Fanciebat that begins with:

As thoughts possess the fashion of the mood
That gave them birth, so every deed we do,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbaa ccccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010001 11011100111 1000111100 11011100101 0101010111 1111001101 1101010011 0111011101 100110011 1101110001 0111111011 0101001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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