This is an analysis of the poem Love's Phases that begins with:

Love hath the wings of the butterfly,
Oh, clasp him but gently,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXcA DbdbdD EfefeE GgggXG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 111110 1011011001 10000 1101001001 110100101 110100101 10110 100100101 11110 1101011011 110100101 110100100 10010 1001101101 10010 1001101001 110100100 110100111 10010 1111111001 10010 1101111110 110100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, him are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word love at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Love's Phases;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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