This is an analysis of the poem To Earthward that begins with:

Love at the lips was touch
As sweet as I could bear; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dede cfcf ghgh XXdX iiii jkjk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 111111 111111 1111 111011 010101 0101101 1111 110111 0101010 111101 11010 111111 111111 010001 0111 111111 101101 110011 1101 010100 011111 010101 1101 111111 110111 010101 0111 010101 111111 010111 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words of, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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