This is an analysis of the poem Peace Restored that begins with:
You virgins, that did late despair
To keep your wealth from cruel men, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11010101 01110101 11011101 110101 11011101 011011 01110101 110110 11010101 11011101 01010101 010111 11110101 01010101 100100101 110111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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