This is an analysis of the poem Dedication To Christina G. Rossetti that begins with:

Songs light as these may sound, though deep and strong
The heart spake through them, scarce should hope to please... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaB babXabaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111111 0111011101 11010100111 1111 1111111111 11111100101 0101110101 1111110101 1111010101 100010100101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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