This is an analysis of the poem Beaumont And Fletcher:Iv that begins with:

AN HOUR ere sudden sunset fired the west,
Arose two stars upon the pale deep east.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaabbcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110110111001 0111010111 01010111111 11111100111 1110010101 0111111101 1101110111 1111010101 010101010010 11010001010 11110010101 11010111011 01111100111 1111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 661
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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