This is an analysis of the poem Happy Valentine's Day, My Dear that begins with:

I have denied my pursuit,
To secure elusive love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXa XbbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 0010101 001100101 111111 101101 11111011 01010101 0100010010001 11011010010011 10101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Happy Valentine's Day, My Dear;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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