This is an analysis of the poem The Bridal that begins with:

When we said ``I am thine'' and ``I am thine,''
We were as children crying a delight... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbaccbbdXeeddXfdXbbbfggddXhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 111111011110 1011010001 110101 110101 0011000111 110100111 11011101 1111110101 11110101 11011101 01110010 0011001101 1110110101 11110011011 1111011111 0101111100 1101010100 1011110011 1101110100 1101011 1111110111 10001010111 1111111111 1101010101 111101 1101100111 110100 0111010100 1111100101 1011110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 219
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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; our, and are repeated.

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  • summary of The Bridal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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