This is an analysis of the poem Quia Multum Amavi that begins with:

DEAR Heart I think the young impassioned priest
When first he takes from out the hidden shrine... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab aXaX XbXb XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111010101 1111010101 0101000100 1101110101 1111010111 1111011111 1111011111 1111000100 1111111111 1111010111 1111010100 1101000101 1101111100 1111010101 1111111101 0111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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