This is an analysis of the poem A World For Love that begins with:

Oh, the world is all too rude for thee, with much ado and care;
Oh, this world is but a rude world, and hurts a thing so fair;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc XXcc ddcc eeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101011111010111 10101011110111 11010101110001 11110101111101 11010110110101 11001100111101 11110101110101 11011101111101 11010101110011 110101001010101 11111111110101 11010101111000 11010101010111 11010101110111 11010101111111 11110101110101 11011101110001 11011101010111 01011111110101 01110101100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; world, and, in, would, to, love, thee are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words oh, and, than are repeated.

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  • summary of A World For Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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