This is an analysis of the poem Song.—in Early Days that begins with:

In early days thy fondness taught
My soul its endless love to know;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eXed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 11010101 1101001001 11110111 01010101 11111111 11111101 11010101 010100101 1111010 01111101 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Song.—in Early Days;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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