This is an analysis of the poem Forget Not Yet: The Lover Beseecheth His Mistress Not To Forget His Steadfast Faith And True Intent that begins with:

FORGET not yet the tried intent
Of such a truth as I have meant; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaA bbbA XccA dcdA eeed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 01011111 11011101 0111 01111101 01011111 01010111 0111 01110110 01010101 01010001 0111 01110110 11011010 01110101 0111 01111101 01111111 11111101 0110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; forget, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words forget, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word forget at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word yet at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Forget Not Yet: The Lover Beseecheth His Mistress Not To Forget His Steadfast Faith And True Intent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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