This is an analysis of the poem Perfections To Match that begins with:

Two people sharing love that's theirs,
Is not......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDA CCA EBEBBAFC ABCDA EBEBBAFC CCA EBEBBAFC fC EBEBBA fg BGBGBGXbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,8,5,8,3,8,2,6,2,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 01 101 11111111 1111011 101101111 100101010 01111 10111 1001 10111 10001 11011 101011 1011101 01101 11010111 01 101 11111111 1111011 10111 1001 10111 10001 11011 101011 1011101 01101 101101111 100101010 01111 110111 1001 110111 10001 11011 101011 1011101 01101 1111101 01101 10111 1001 10111 10001 11011 101011 10110 111001 11011 11101 11011 11101 11011 11101 1101111 00111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nor is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word condoned at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Perfections To Match;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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