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

Cupid, if storying legends tell aright,
Once framed a rich elixer of delight.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaabbccddbbeeffaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1001010110 1101100001 01010110111 1001010101 0101011101 10010011101 1101010111 11010011001 1111010101 1101010101 0101010111 0101010101 1101011010001 10110000101 0101110101 1101010101 01010100101 11110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 804
  • Average number of words per stanza: 133
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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