This is an analysis of the poem Stella And Flavia. that begins with:

Stella and Flavia, ev'ry Hour,
Unnumber'd Hearts surprize:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa bcbc aaaa dbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011001010 1000110 01011101 110001 11010111 110101 11010111 110101 10110111 1010101 110101001 0110101 111100111 110101 11010101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; your is repeated.

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

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