This is an analysis of the poem Two that begins with:

How does a woman love? Once, no more,
Though life forever its loss deplore;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeebb ddccbbffggXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101111 110100101 10101101 11100101 1011111 10100111 11101101 10010101 110101101 111100101 110100111 100101101 11011111 010100111 101011101 11100101 1011111 010100111 10111101 111111111 100100101 111101111 10111111 110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 442
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; her, or are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word how at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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