This is an analysis of the poem Song: When Thy Beauty Appears that begins with:

When thy beauty appears
In its graces and airs ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabab ccdcd eefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111001 001011 11111011001 11011111111 11011011 11011 111101 111101011001 101011101011 111101001 1101011 011101 11111011111 111001011001 11001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Song: When Thy Beauty Appears;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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