This is an analysis of the poem The Coming Of Love that begins with:

HOW shall I know? Shall I hear Love pass
In the wind that sighs through the poplar tree?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111111111 0011110101 11100101001 1010110111 1111100111 1100100101 1110011101 110100111 11111111 1001101 0101110101 1011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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