This is an analysis of the poem The New Amor that begins with:

AMOR, not the child, the youthful lover of Psyche,
Look'd round Olympus one day, boldly, to triumph inured;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXXXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101010010 11010111001001 1110010010010010 1010011101001 1001011001011010 10010011001011 101100101011010 10010011001001 101111001010010 1011011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 584
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, from are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The New Amor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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