This is an analysis of the poem Splendidis Longum Valedico Nugis that begins with:

Leave me, O Love, which reachest but to dust,
And thou, my mind, aspire to higher things! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacacdedecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111110101 1111010101 1101110101 1101110101 1011110111 0111110100 1101110101 1111111101 1111111011 0011111101 11110100101 110101101001 1111110011 0101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 648
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; and is repeated.

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