This is an analysis of the poem To Ladies' Eyes that begins with:

To Ladies' eyes a round, boy,
We can't refuse, we can't refuse; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbADAD ececfafaADAD gXgXhihiaDAd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111011 11011101 1111011 11011101 1111110 1101011010 0101110 01010101 11011001 11111111 1101111 11011101 1111110 1111011110 1101010 0101001010 1111010 01010101 1111010 01010101 11011001 11111111 1101111 11011101 0110010 1110011100 11010010 11011101 0111010 01110111 1110010 11111111 11111001 11111111 1101111 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 441
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

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

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