This is an analysis of the poem Upon The Vine Tree that begins with:

What is the vine, more than another tree?
Nay most, than it, more tall, more comely be. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaa b bbccbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001110101 1110111100 1101010111 0111100100 011000111 0101001101 0100 1101011101 1011111101 1011111101 0101011101 0110110111 1011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; more is repeated.

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