This is an analysis of the poem Songs Set To Music: 28. Nelly. that begins with:

Whilst others proclaim
This nymph or that swain,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabba ccdeed ffbXcf ccfccf ggheeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 01111 101001011 1111001 101001 11011111 01111 11001 01000101 0111010 1010110 11101001 01101 01101 01011001 1100100 01111 11001010 01111 01001 11001001 11101 11001 11001001 11011 11011 01011010 110110 110010 110110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word her at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Songs Set To Music: 28. Nelly.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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