This is an analysis of the poem The Question To Lisetta that begins with:

WHAT nymph should I admire or trust,
But Chloe beauteous, Chloe just? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbbccdddaa b eebbbbffaagggbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,1,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 11010101 111101001 10110111 01110101 10110111 01010111 10101101 11110101 10110101 11110111 01111101 1001101 10001 11011101 01001101 1111101 1000101 1110011 1101111 11110011 111101101 10110111 10111101 110101101 11100101 01011101 10010111 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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