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

Ah me! ah me! when thinking of the years,
The vanished years, alas, I do not find... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccabbddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110000 0100011111 0101111111 01010100001 0101010101 1101011111 1111111101 1001101101 110111 01110111110 11110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 450
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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