This is an analysis of the poem Love In Disguise that begins with:

To stifle Passion is no easy Thing,
A Heart in Love is always on the Wing;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccccddeebbffbbggddhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001101 0101011101 01100101 11010101 01011101 11010101 110101 011101 0101 0111 1101110111 1101000101 1101111111 1101011101 11110101 11110111 11010101 11010101 111101 111101 1011 1111 1001011101 0101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 809
  • Average number of words per stanza: 155
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Love In Disguise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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