This is an analysis of the poem To One False In Love that begins with:

O false as fair
I am forgotten, then, by thee!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccX abbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11010111 11010101 01111001 10011100 1111 11111101 11111101 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; love is repeated.

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  • summary of To One False In Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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