This is an analysis of the poem I'Ve A Secret To Tell Thee that begins with:
I've a secret to tell thee, but hush! not here --
Oh! not where the world its vigil keeps: ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcX efefgdgX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 10100111111 111010101 110100011 1110100101 110110001 11110101 101010111 01110010110 10101100110 111010101 1011011010 110110111 11011101 010110111 11010101 0111010110
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 341
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of I'Ve A Secret To Tell Thee;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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