This is an analysis of the poem To His Coy Love that begins with:

I pray thee, leave, love me no more,
Call home the heart you gave me!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdececfdfdgbgbhbhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111111 1101111 11011101 1110111 11110111 110111 01110001 110001 11111101 0101001 11110101 101111 11001111 1111010 11000101 11010110 11110111 1111011 111111001 1111011 11110111 0101011 11111101 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 774
  • Average number of words per stanza: 150
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; me is repeated.

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  • summary of To His Coy Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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