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

What conscience, say, is it in thee,
When I a heart had one, [won]... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001 1101111 01011101 100111 11110101 010101 10011101 111111 10111011 0101010 11011111 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To Oenone.;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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