This is an analysis of the poem To A. L. Persuasions To Love. that begins with:

THINK not, 'cause men flattering say
You're fresh as April, sweet as May,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddddeeffaaggeehhhhaaaaiijjeebbkkgghhffjjeekkhhhhkkaaffkkkkddffhhiiffffaaeedddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 84,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001 11110111 1100101 11111111 0111111 11010101 110111010 010111110 01101110 10111110 00011101 10011111 110000110 110101110 11111101 01111101 0011111 10011111 01111101 11010101 11110001 11010101 11010101 01010110 11010110 10100101 11100111 1111101 1110101 1110101 1110101 1011101 11011101 11011101 11010011 11111111 110011101 110010111 01110111 1111101 11110101 01011101 01000111 11010111 11010101 1111101 11011101 11111101 11011011 11111101 01110100 11010101 010010101 01011101 11010101 01011001 00110111 11111101 110111010 110111010 11010111 111111010 10110101 11011111 110111110 110111010 11111111 1101011 111111010 111100101 11110111 11111111 011111101 1101111 010110101 01110101 10110101 11010101 110111110 011111110 110111110 110111010 100111010 111111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 3008
  • Average number of words per stanza: 557
  • Amount of lines: 84
  • 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; as, you, to, me, 'tis, of, your, and are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of To A. L. Persuasions To Love.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Thomas Carew