This is an analysis of the poem Song Ii that begins with:
DOES Pity give, though Fate denies,
And to my wounds her balm impart?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11011101 10110101 11010101 11110111 01011101 11010111 11111101 11110111 11110111 110010001 11111101 11011101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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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More information about poems by Charlotte Smith
- Analysis of Sonnet Lviii. The Glow-Worm
- Analysis of Sonnet Vii: Sweet Poet Of The Woods
- Analysis of Song I