This is an analysis of the poem Verses Written In An Alcove that begins with:

NOW the moon-beam's trembling lustre
Silvers o'er the dewy green,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdXd ceXe XfXf Xgdg chah bege ciai Xhjh hdbd khkh aeal lfcf jmhm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110010 10100101 101110010 10101001 101010010 1010101 10111010 1010101 10101010 0111111 11101011 1110111 10101010 1011101 10111010 1011101 11101010 1000101 10101110 1010101 10111010 1000111 10101010 0010101 100101010 1010101 1010110 1110101 11101010 1010101 10101010 1010101 111001110 1000101 11101010 1000101 101110010 1010101 10111010 1010101 10111010 10101001 10111010 1010101 11101010 0011101 10001010 1011100 10101110 1011101 101001010 1010101 11101010 1010101 11001010 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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