This is an analysis of the poem Bacause Thy Separate Ways that begins with:

Because thy separate ways
Lie past the outmost star,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXa b cdcd cX efe Xfeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,4,2,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111011 110101 110011 010100 010001 1101 101101 100101 11010101 110101 111111 111100 110101 101111 011111 010101 010011 111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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