This is an analysis of the poem Song I that begins with:

OH haste while roses bloom below,
Oh haste while pale and bright above... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abAb cbcbXabAb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 11111101 01111001 010101 11010001 010001001 11100101 101111 11110101 111101001 01111001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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, give, and are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word love at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Song I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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