This is an analysis of the poem To A Lady, Persuading Her To A Car that begins with:

Love's fiery chariot, Delia, take
Which Vulcan wrought for Venus' sake.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeedXffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100101 11011101 11111101 11111101 11011111 1110011 10110001 11010111 111101001 11010001 01010101 01011000 10110111 10110111 11010101 111100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 562
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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