This is an analysis of the poem Song Xviii. - Imitated From The French that begins with:
Yes, these are the scenes where with Iris I stray'd,
But short was her sway for so lovely a maid!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddccXe ddaaXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101101011 11101111001 001001001011 001001011101 11011001011 11001011001 11101101101 101011001011 11011011001 11111111011 011111010110 01001001011 001110110110 1100011010010 11001011101 101011011011 1011110010110 11101111011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 294
- Average number of words per stanza: 56
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, how, my, with, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words in, how are repeated.
The author used the same word yes at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word more at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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