This is an analysis of the poem In Exile that begins with:

I think you must remember
When days like this come back... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb d ede fg hg eig i efcf ajfj X hdh kl ml fhj h Xclc acgc l adX ce ge cln l afkf alel f fnf an mn alg l Xoco Xcgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,3,2,2,3,1,4,4,1,3,2,2,3,1,4,4,1,3,2,2,3,1,4,4,1,3,2,2,3,1,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 111011 11010101 101111 1101110 110111 11010101 110111 1111010 010101 01110101 110111 110110 011001 10010111 110101 1101010 111101 010001001 110101 0111010 111111 11110011 110111 1100110 111111 11010101 000101 1011110 110011 11110111 010001 1111010 111111 010011100 010001 1111100 110101 01000111 110101 1101010 0111011 11111101 010101 1100110 111100 11010101 110100 1011010 010111 10010101 100101 1101110 010101 11111101 010101 1101010 010101 10111100 010001 1101110 001111 10110111 011110 1011010 110101 11110101 111001 1111110 110101 11010111 010101 1001110 010101 01010101 110001 1111110 010101 10111101 010111 11001010 111011 01111011 0100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 34
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 72
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 101
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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