This is an analysis of the poem A Bridal Measure that begins with:

Come, essay a sprightly measure,
Tuned to some light song of pleasure....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccXb ddee ccff ccgg cXbbXaagg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 10111010 1011101 1110101 00101010 00101010 11110101 10100101 11101110 10101010 10101010 00101010 10101010 00101110 0010101 1010101 1001110 10101110 1110111 1011100 10101010 101010010 11111001 1111101 10111010 10101010 1011100 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of A Bridal Measure;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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