This is an analysis of the poem To Cesario that begins with:

CESARIO, thy Lyre's dulcet measure,
So sweetly, so tenderly flows;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ebeb edXd afaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001101010 11011001 111111010 11011001 111010110 11001101 1010010010 11001001 011110110 01011001 111110010 01011001 1010010010 11011001 1011011000 001001001 1111101010 01011001 1111010010 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To Cesario;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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