This is an analysis of the poem Songs Set To Music: 9. Set By Mr. De Fesch that begins with:

Is it, O love, thy want of eyes,
Or by the Fates decreed,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc cdcd efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00111101 110101 11110100 111101 01111101 1100101 11100101 110111 10011001 1011010 11110111 0101010 11110101 111111 1101011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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: 9. Set By Mr. De Fesch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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