This is an analysis of the poem Love Was True To Me that begins with:

LOVE was true to me,
True and tender;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdccd ababefef ghghifif
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1110 11100 1010 10111 1111 10111 11111 1111 01101 0010 11101 1110 00111 1010 11111 1010 11111 1110 10111 1110 10111 1110 11111 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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