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

EV'RY youth for love's sweet portion sighs,
Ev'ry maiden sighs to win man's love;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba b c dcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101111101 101010111 101110101 001010111 111100111 0010100111 101010101 001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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