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

Say, 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 gghhaabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 11011101 1010101 01110100 1011101 1010101 11111101 11011101 11010101 11011101 110111001 11010001 11011101 10110100 11011101 11011111 11011101 00110100 01011001 01011111 11001100 11101101 11111101 01010111 01011111 11111101 00110101 11101111 11011101 01010101 11111101 111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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 words say, where are repeated.

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  • summary of Invitation To Eternity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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