This is an analysis of the poem Tis Sweet To Think that begins with:

Tis sweet to think that, where'er we rove,
We are sure to find something blissful and dear, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaBcdcdABAB ebebfgfgABAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110011 11101101011 11111001111 11011001111 01101001001 101100101001 101001011001 011001111001 1111010011 00101101101 1011100111 11011001111 1011100111 011001001001 1011100101 101001011001 11101011001 111001111001 101001101011 001011001001 1111010011 00101101101 1011100111 11011001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 587
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, to, that, it are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word near at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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