This is an analysis of the poem Clorinda And Damon that begins with:

C.
Damon come drive thy flocks this way.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa aa aXbcc ab aXd ae ae ad aae aa aff aeg ae ahh aX aaa aa affX ag ag ag Xiijj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,5,2,3,2,2,2,3,2,3,3,2,3,2,3,2,4,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 10111101 1 11111101 1 11010101 11010101 01110111 01111101 1 11010111 1 101101111 11110001 1 11 1 11 1 1101 1 01110111 1001 1 1101 1 100100101 10010011 1 10111101 1101 1 10111 1 11100101 010101101 1 1111 1 0101 111 1 10111 1 11011101 11111111 10111101 1 11110101 1 10011101 1 11101101 10 01010101 11010101 11111101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 22
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 53
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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