This is an analysis of the poem Love's Demesne that begins with:

Old memories come trooping down
The vistas of the years; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb Xaba Xaca XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 010000 01110101 1101 10011111 110101 111100101 1001 11010011 011111 11010101 0111 11011101 110101 11011101 0110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Love's Demesne;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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