This is an analysis of the poem Poem On Sensibility that begins with:
SENSIBILITY, how charming,
Dearest Nancy, thou canst tell;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10100110 1010111 10101010 1011111 101001010 1000101 101110010 1010001 10111010 10100101 10101010 0110001 10101010 1010101 11101010 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
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- summary of Poem On Sensibility;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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