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

Between two common days this day was hung
When Love went to the ending that was his;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cdcd bcbcee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 0111010111 1110010110 0101110111 1111010101 0101011101 0101110101 1101111111 0111110111 1111110101 1101010101 1110110001 1111111101 1101110101 1101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase his connects the lines.

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  • summary of To-----;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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