This is an analysis of the poem Songs Set To Music: 18. Set By Mr. Smith that begins with:

Since we your husband daily see
So jealous out of season,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd bbbb cece fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 1101010 10111101 0111010 010111001 010111 10010101 110111 11011101 1001001 11000011 011001 11011101 110101 11110111 011001 11110101 110001 11110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Songs Set To Music: 18. Set By Mr. Smith;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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