This is an analysis of the poem In Memoriam A. H. H. 116 that begins with:
Is it, then, regret for buried time
That keenlier in sweet April wakes,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbacddceeee fggf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 001011101 11001101 11011111 01000101 11010101 011101101 11010101 01110111 11010101 01111101 11111111 11010111 11010101 11010101 11010101 11111000
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
- Average number of words per stanza: 56
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, me are repeated.
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