This is an analysis of the poem See, See, Mine Own Sweet Jewel that begins with:

See, see, mine own sweet jewel,
See what I have here for my darling:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 111111110 010101010 111101011 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thee is repeated).

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