This is an analysis of the poem My Heart You Stole that begins with:

My heart you stole,
and left me a maiden. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 111010 001010 1111 110100 11111 1100101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of My Heart You Stole;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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