This is an analysis of the poem A Letter Of Advice that begins with:

You tell me you're promised a lover,
My own Araminta, next week; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacaX dbdbdcdX XXXbeXeX fdfdacaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110010 11101011 110110010 01001101 010111010 01001001 010110110 11101011 111010010 111101101 1111010010 01110101 111011010 11001011 111010010 11101011 110110010 11011101 1110010110 11001001 110110110 11010110 110010110 11101011 010010010 11101001 010010110 11011011 110111110 111011011 111110110 11101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, my, they are repeated.

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

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