This is an analysis of the poem Song that begins with:

I.
Strive not, vain lover, to be fine;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabbaacc XdddXbbee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11110001 11011111 1100011101 0101000111 11010101 11001111 11010101011 10110010101 1 010111101 00111001 1101011101 01011011000 11110001 11011101 1101011101 10101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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