This is an analysis of the poem John Everett Millais that begins with:

Now let no passing-bell be tolled,
Wail now no dirge of gloom;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcccb dbdbbbbb dedefffe fgfgdddg hchceeec ijijhhhj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 111101 10110101 010001 11010111 01010101 11010011 0100011 00010101 010001 01011101 110101 10110001 111101001 11110101 010001 11010111 110101 00110111 110101 11010101 01011101 11010101 110001 11010101 111101 11011101 010111 10110101 11110101 11010111 010101 010101001 110110 010101001 101101 111101001 01010111 11010101 110001 111111001 1011011 11011101 110101 11010101 110101101 111010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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