This is an analysis of the poem Know, Celia, Since Thou Art So Proud that begins with:

Know, Celia, since thou art so proud,
'Twas I that gave thee thy renown.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc bdbdee eXeXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 11111101 11000101 01010101 11110111 100100101 110100101 11001111 11110111 11111011 11101111 10111111 11011011 1111110 11110101 11101101 11011101 10011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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