This is an analysis of the poem To Chloe Jealous that begins with:

Dear Chloe, how blubber'd is that pretty face;
Thy cheek all on fire, and thy hair all uncurl'd:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX bcbc dcdc adad eded bfbf XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110110001101 1111101111100 11001111111 1110101011001 11101111001 010110110110 11001001111 110011110110 001101011111 11011111011 11111101011 11111001001 111111011111 01010011011 111001111101 11111011111 01011111101 11001011101 0110101101001 1110110101 11111001011 01101001011 11011011011 10111011111 11011001001 111110110001 11101111010 11101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i, and, my, his are repeated.

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