This is an analysis of the poem I'Ll Steal For Her that begins with:

I'll steal the breath of the opening leaf
And breathe it against your cheek ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba bc dc d e fe fe geXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001001 1100111 110100101 111101 110101111 111101 110100101 1100111 110100111 1110011 0010110111 101101 110100101 0110110 010100101 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 58
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i'll is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

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  • summary of I'Ll Steal For Her;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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