This is an analysis of the poem Amor Intellectualis that begins with:

OFT have we trod the vales of Castaly
And heard sweet notes of sylvan music blown... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXbbXaaXcac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111010100 1111010101 0011010101 1101110111 1011010100 1111010111 1101011111 1111011100 011010101 1001010101 0110010100 1001011111 01011000101 1111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 741
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Amor Intellectualis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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