This is an analysis of the poem O Crudelis Amor! that begins with:

It was Spring, the sweet Spring, when first I met with Love.
Suddenly I raised my eyes; and he stood there.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010101111101 10011111111 111100111111 111111111111 111101011111 00101010101 111111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 358
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, could, not are repeated.

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  • summary of O Crudelis Amor!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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