This is an analysis of the poem Upon Love:By Way Of Question And Answer that begins with:

I bring ye love. QUES. What will love do?
ANS. Like, and dislike ye.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAbAbAbAbAbAbAb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111011 111011 111111011 111011 111111011 110011 111111011 111011 111111011 111011 111111011 111011 111111011 110101 111111011 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 564
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ye, love are repeated.

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