This is an analysis of the poem He That Loves A Rosy Cheek that begins with:

He that loves a rosy cheek,
Or a coral lip admires,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dbdbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 1010101 1011111 10001010 1111101 1011101 1011111 10111010 1010101 10101010 1111101 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of He That Loves A Rosy Cheek;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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