This is an analysis of the poem Songs Set To Music: 20. Set By Mr. De Fesch that begins with:

Since by ill fate I'm forced away,
And snatch'd so soon from those dear arms,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd bebe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 11110111 01101101 11110101 11111101 11110001 01101101 11110101 11110101 11010101 11010001 01110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Songs Set To Music: 20. Set By Mr. De Fesch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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