This is an analysis of the poem Reciprocal Invitation To The Dance that begins with:

THE INDIFFERENT.
COME to the dance with me, come with me, fair one!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A b BX bb B C d Ea ad E A F Ec XF E C C Ef bCXE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,2,1,1,1,2,2,1,1,1,2,2,1,1,1,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100 10010110111 1001110111 01111111101 1011111011 10010110111 1001110111 010 11011111110 1101111001 01111111111 0111111011 11011111110 1101111001 00100 10111111010 1001101011 1111001110 1101001101 10111111010 1001101011 010 10111111010 1001001001 100111001010 1011001011 10111111010 1001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 60
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; one, then, let are repeated.

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

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