This is an analysis of the poem The Vision that begins with:

I SAW but once that lovely one,
Nor need I see her twice to love;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababab cacaca dedede cacaca fafafa gcgXgc hghghg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 11110101 11011101 110110101 11010101 01010001 11011101 11101101 11010101 01010001 11110101 11011101 11110101 11100101 11010101 11110101 11111001 10010101 010010011 110101010 01010001 1100010110 01110101 110111110 11110101 11010111 01010101 11010101 11011011 11011101 11111101 10110001 11110100 11010011 11010111 01110001 01010111 11110101 11010101 11010101 11110111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Vision;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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