This is an analysis of the poem Ae Fond Kiss that begins with:
1 Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
2 Ae fareweel, and then forever! ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccbb ddaaddee ffaaaabb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111111110 1110011010 110111111 110111111 111111011 110101111 111101011 110101011 111111010 110101110 110101010 111011010 111101110 111101110 110111010 111101010 111111110 111111110 110101110 110101110 111111110 1110001010 110111111 110111111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 332
- Average number of words per stanza: 59
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, me, love, her, never, we, had are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thee, him, me are repeated).
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