This is an analysis of the poem Song #12. that begins with:

I have brought thee all the faith
That a man can give,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbccdcXabaXcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 10111 1110101 11100 1110011 10111 1000101 10101 0010111 1011011 1110101 10101 1110111 11111 1111101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 427
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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  • summary of Song #12.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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