This is an analysis of the poem Obituary that begins with:
In memory of S. B. V., 1834-1909
... so what the lame four-poster gathered here...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X abXb cbdc eaea cbX e dfeef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,3,1,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 0100011111 1101110101 0101011101 100100110101 10110100101 10101010111 1001001100 10110111 101110101 1101011101 01001010101 11010011101 01011011101 110100101 0011010111 0101000111 1010010101 1111010100 01001000101 110100100101 1101101 1011110111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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