This is an analysis of the poem To Mr Fashionable Fiancee that begins with:

I sometimes think it would be sweet
If we were like the olden lovers— ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac XXdX aXaX bbbb dbdb bebe fbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10110101 010101010 01010111 010101010 11001101 111101110 10110011 111101010 11110100 01011101 10101111 110101010 11110101 1101010010 11110101 0100101010 11110011 110101010 01001101 111101010 010101111 101111010 11110101 011101010 11110101 110101010 11111101 111111010 01110111 110101010 11011101 111001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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