This is an analysis of the poem On Calais Sands that begins with:
ON Calais Sands the gray began,
Then rosy red above they gray; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababbcbC ababbcbC XbabbcbCXbcbC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,13,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10110101 11010111 010100101 11011101 01010101 11010101 01110111 1011 10111101 11010101 11010101 11010101 10011101 11011101 01011101 1011 10110101 01010111 01010111 01001101 01111111 01000101 10110101 1011 01011101 110101001 01010101 1011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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