This is an analysis of the poem Living Remembrance that begins with:

HALF vex'd, half pleased, thy love will feel,
Shouldst thou her knot or ribbon steal;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bcc b ddd eff e bbX bgg b ddd abbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,1,3,3,1,3,3,1,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 11011101 01111101 11011100 01010101 01111101 11110111 11010011 11011001 00110101 11010111 11111101 01111001 110100101 01111100 11110101 11010100 01110101 11000111 11010011 11111101 01010111 01011001 11010101 01010101 11010101 11011101 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; to is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Living Remembrance;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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