This is an analysis of the poem Song that begins with:
O STAY, Madonna! stay;
'Tis not the dawn of day ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddeffe bbghhg aaijji
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101 110101 1101010101 010101 111101 1101111101 110101 110111 100110000101 1010101 1010101 10111011101 110101 1010101 01010010101 010101 1100101 0101110101 110101 111101 1101111101 111101 111111 0101111111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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; o'er is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word o'er is repeated.
The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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