This is an analysis of the poem To Myra that begins with:
O thou, whose tender serious eyes
Expressive speak the mind I love;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gfgf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 111101001 01010111 01010001 01011001 11110101 11110111 11110111 11110111 11111101 11111101 01011101 11110101 11100001 11111111 11010101 11110101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; their is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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