This is an analysis of the poem A Lament For Adonis that begins with:
Cytherea, thy dainty Adonis is dying!
Ah, what shall we do?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab ccddeecXcffgddXXg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,17,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1010110010010 11111 111010010110 0111 110101101 110100101 1011111 111001 110111101 010101110 101011011111 11011010011 111010101 1110111101 1111101001 1100100101 10011001001 110101101 11110101011 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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 A Lament For Adonis;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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