This is an analysis of the poem A Song that begins with:
The Shape alone let others prize,
The Features of the Fair;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdaeae cfcfghghhXhXibfXib
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,18,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011101 010001 11110001 110001 01011101 111101 11110101 110101 01110101 111101 11010001 010001 11010101 011101 01010101 110101 11111111 101001 01010001 010101 01010101 010110 010101001 110101 11110001 110101 1101 100 1 110011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 412
- Average number of words per stanza: 73
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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