This is an analysis of the poem Wilt Thou Take Me For Thy Slave? that begins with:

Wilt thou take me for thy slave,
With my folly and my love?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbA XaccA XaddA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111111 0110111 11111010011 1110101110101 11111110111 1111011 1011111 11110010011 1110101111101 11111110111 1111111 1011111 111110101110 11101011111110 11111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The author used the same word wilt at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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