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

Ah, Chloris, that I now could sit
As unconcerned as when ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab XcXc cbcb Xaca dada acac eaea fcfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 110111 11010101 110111 11011001 110101 110101010 111101 11010111 110001 10111101 110101 11111000 010101 111100001 101101 11001101 110111 11010101 101101 11001101 010101 01011001 010101 11110101 010011 01111101 111101 10110111 110100 11011101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, my are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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