This is an analysis of the poem Serenade that begins with:

Ah, sweet, thou little knowest how
I wake and passionate watches keep; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbcbXbddede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 111100101 11111111 10110011 11010111 11010111 11010111 11010101 11111101 01010011 11011101 111011010 011101010 01110101 110110110 01011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 587
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; sleep is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word that is repeated.

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