This is an analysis of the poem Agro-Dolce that begins with:

One kiss from all others prevents me,
And sets all my pulses astir,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab aaaa bcXcXbaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110011 11111010 111111111 101111110 1111101001 11001000 110111011 101111111 110110010 11011001 101111010 10101001 111010110 001011001 10110110010 01111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word one at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

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