This is an analysis of the poem To Ianthe that begins with:

YOU smil’d, you spoke, and I believ’d,
By every word and smile deceiv’d....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111110 110011110 01011111 11111101 11101101 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; d, i are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of To Ianthe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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