This is an analysis of the poem A Poet To His Beloved that begins with:

I BRING you with reverent hands
The books of my numberless dreams,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababcac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101001 01011001 11011011 10110111 10111101 1010011001 11001001 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • 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.

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  • summary of A Poet To His Beloved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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