This is an analysis of the poem Once The Giving Of A Love Has Been Done that begins with:

Once the giving of a love has been done,
And a growing with a togetherness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abacbac Xdcbbdcc AbbXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010001101 1010000100 010111 101000101 101010111 0100011 1101001110001 111001 011 1010101 00100101 11 001101 0111 01010010101 1010001101 1100101111 100100111 1 101110010 100111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; of is repeated.

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  • summary of Once The Giving Of A Love Has Been Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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