This is an analysis of the poem L'Amitie: To Mrs. M. Awbrey. that begins with:

Soule of my soule! my Joy, my crown, my friend!
A name which all the rest doth comprehend; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXaaccccXXccddeeXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011111111 0111011101 1101111111 1101000101 1101011111 1111110110 1111110101 11010100101 1111110101 1110110100 111111111101 1011001101 0101110110 1011010111 1011010111 1011010101 1001110001 1101110111 11111001111 0101110001 1111010110 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 969
  • Average number of words per stanza: 176
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, thy are repeated.

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  • summary of L'Amitie: To Mrs. M. Awbrey.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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