This is an analysis of the poem Phillis 01 that begins with:

MY Phillis hath the morning sun
At first to look upon her;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXabXbcccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 1101010 11011101 0101010 110111010 1111110 11010101 1111110 11011101 0111110 01110010 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 404
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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  • summary of Phillis 01;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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