This is an analysis of the poem An Invite, To Eternity that begins with:

Wilt thou go with me, sweet maid,
Say, maiden, wilt thou go with me... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBacbbbb ddddBcee Bbffbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 11011101 1010101 01110100 1011101 1010101 11111101 11011101 11010101 11011101 110111001 11010001 11011101 10110100 11011101 11011111 11011101 00110100 01011001 01011111 11001100 11101101 11111101 01010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word where is repeated.

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  • summary of An Invite, To Eternity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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