This is an analysis of the poem Weeping that begins with:

While Celia's Tears make sorrow bright,
Proud Grief sits swelling in her eyes;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeee fbfbfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11110001 01110101 10010101 11111101 11111101 11011101 01010001 10111111 11010101 01110101 01110101 01001101 1101001 11010101 11011001 111010101 011111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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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