This is an analysis of the poem Farewell that begins with:

Farewell to thee! but not farewell
To all my fondest thoughts of thee:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcX dbdX dede fcfc aeae egeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 01110101 01111111 11111101 11001101 01110111 11110101 1101111 01110101 11111101 11111111 01111100 11010011 11110011 01010101 11110101 11011101 110011101 11111101 11010101 01111101 01011101 01111101 11010011 111111011 11011101 11010101 01110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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