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

Let us, though late, at last, my Silvia, wed;
And loving lie in one devoted bed.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11111111001 1101010101 1111110111 1111011101 11010011101 11111000001 0101110101 1111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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