This is an analysis of the poem The Loving One Writes that begins with:

THE look that thy sweet eyes on mine impress
The pledge thy lips to mine convey,--the kiss,--...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaabcdbcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111111101 0111010101 1111110100 1101011100 0101110001 1111010001 11010111001 0101111101 1101011101 11101001111 1111010101 0101000101 1101110010 1100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 616
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; to is repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Loving One Writes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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