This is an analysis of the poem O Blush Not So! that begins with:
O BLUSH not so! O blush not so!
Or I shall think you knowing;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc adXb XcXc XXdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111111 1111110 10110101 1100110 1011110111 10111010 1011110111 10111100 11111111 101010110 11101111001 110110010 011111111 101001111 1110100101 1111111 1011110111 1011101110 1110111111 110110110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; blush, for, and, sigh are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word o is repeated.
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- summary of O Blush Not So!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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