This is an analysis of the poem Anacreontick Ii that begins with:

When Spring came on with fresh Delight,
To cheer the Soul, and charm the Sight,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddaaee ffgghh hhhhcciihh gghhgg jjhhbbkkiiiihh cceeaahhllggkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,10,6,14,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110101 01011101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11011101 110111101 110110101 01010101 10010101 01110101 11011101 11010101 11011101 01010101 01010101 111000101 1110111 1010101 1011101 010010101 11011101 11010101 1010101 11110001 01011101 111000101 111010101 110101001 11110101 11011101 11011101 11110101 0010101 01010111 11010101 01110101 11011101 01110101 01110101 11010101 100101001 010010101 01010101 11010101 11110101 11011111 101111001 11010101 11111111 11110101 11010101 11010101 11110101 01011111 110110001 11110101 100100111 11111101 11111101 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words where, and, the, when, how are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Anacreontick Ii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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