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

I would more natures were like thine,
That never casts a glance before,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Ababab cdcdcd dedede fgfgfg Xdhdhd AiaiaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011 11010101 1111111 11000111 11110101 11110101 11110101 01010111 11010111 10100101 01110101 01010101 111101010 11000101 11001111 11110001 101011010 11111111 11011101 110111001 11010111 01011101 101011001 11011111 1100101011 01101100 100101010 01111101 110100010 11010101 11110011 11000111 11110111 110100001 10110001 01010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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