This is an analysis of the poem The Growth Of Love that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbXabbacdcdcd XaXXaaXeXfafafa XghhgihhXababab Xjbbjjbbjcacaca XekkeekkXcXcece XkllkklXkamamam XfeeffeXfXnXnan Xoccopccoababab XqXjqqjjq aoaoao XneennXenbmbmbm Xgaaggaag ekekek XjrjreXeXkakaaa Xafafkjkjseseff Xererjejetrtrmm XfaaXfaXfaeaeae Xereroaoafhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,9,6,15,9,6,15,15,15,15,15,15,9,6,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,9,6,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,9,6,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,15,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
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  • Amount of stanzas: 75
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 559
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 1036
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, i, their, of, my, be, his, your, that, ye, love, so, thee, her, loves, she, care, have, all, not, tears, in, o, nor, or, think, he, who, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, and, the, his, rejoice, so, i, a, now, tears, of, think, no, my are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thee is repeated).

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