This is an analysis of the poem How Much More that begins with:

How much more
Can a love be loved, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD EBDFG ghihh ABCD EBDFG ig gbXjj ABCDXEBDFGggahAg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,4,5,2,5,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 10101 1111010 01110 111 11101 010010 11010100 00101101101 1010001111 011110100 110101011 110101 010100100 111 10101 1111010 01110 111 11101 010010 11010100 00101101101 101011000 1110100110010 01011 10101 1010010000 01100 01000100 111 10101 1111010 01110 111 11101 010010 11010100 00101101101 110010101 1001 1110001 1010101 111 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of How Much More;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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