This is an analysis of the poem Think Of It Not, Sweet One that begins with:

THINK not of it, sweet one, so;---
Give it not a tear;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX XdXd dede eXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111 10101 1111101 10101 1111111 11100 1111001 11101 1111101 11101 1111001 110100 1010111 10101 11100100 11001 1111101 11010 101111011 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase weep connects the lines.

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