This is an analysis of the poem Marriage Song that begins with:

Fair is my dove, my loved one,
None can with her compare: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb defe Xghg dhih hchc edid biXi fefeXhaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 110001 11010100 110101 1101010 010001 1011010 010111 0100010 1101101 1101010 111101 10101010 0100101 01110010 111101 1101110 110111 0101010 110100 1101010 011111 1001111 010101 0101011 110101 10010010 110111 0001010 111001 1100010 011101 01001010 111101 1101010 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Marriage Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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