This is an analysis of the poem When Love Is Given Love Is Sent that begins with:

In my mind,
I am there with such love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXc C aababb C cbcXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 111011 11 1111101 010100 1110101 11010101 0111111 101011101 01 11 11101011 0011100111 11010101 11011 111011 11111101 111101 11010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word sent 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 When Love Is Given Love Is Sent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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