This is an analysis of the poem To Clare that begins with:

A little while, and I shall be
Fated to dwell afar from thee, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaB ccaB dddB eeeB fffB XbbB fffB cccB gggBXaaaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011110 10010101 11111101 11 01011111 01011101 110101011 11 01010101 110111101 11110101 11 11110111 11010001 111101001 11 11111101 11101111 01111111 11 11111111 11111101 11011111 11 11110111 11010111 11011001 11 11111101 01010011 101111111 11 11111101 1011101001 11110101 11 11111101 11011111 11110101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To Clare;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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