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

Maid of my love! sweet Genevieve!
In beauty's light you glide along; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdeaeaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10111101 01011101 11010101 11111101 111100101 01010101 01110111 01110101 11010101 10110101 11010001 110101001 11110101 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 507
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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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  • summary of Genevieve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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