This is an analysis of the poem To Mrs. S---. Written In My Sickness. that begins with:

Dear Psyche, come, with chearful Face,
And bless this desolated Place....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXaaccXXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11010101 11010001 11110101 11010011 11010110 11010101 01110101 11010101 11000101 11010101 01110101 010101010 01010101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 495
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thy, to are repeated.

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  • summary of To Mrs. S---. Written In My Sickness.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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