This is an analysis of the poem I Chide Not At The Seasons that begins with:

I chide not at the seasons, for if Spring
With backward look refuses to be fair,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdbebeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 11110101001 0101010001 1111110111 1111000111 1101011101 0111010111 0101010111 01110101001 1101011101 1111010101 11110011111 11100011111 1111010101 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 636
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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