This is an analysis of the poem Song To A Fair Young Lady that begins with:

Ask not the cause why sullen Spring
So long delays her flowers to bear;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc bdbdbb eeeebb cfcfee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111001 110101001 110010101 11010101 10011101 010011101 10010101 111101001 11010001 01010101 11111101 01011011 11011111 01111101 11010101 110101001 111111001 11110101 11000101 01010101 11010101 110011101 11011101 00010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • 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; to is repeated.

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