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

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Nay but you, who do not love her,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababcc X dadaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1 11111110 01111110 11111010 11011101 10110101 11111101 1 011111010 011101110 111101010 011111010 01011011 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

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

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