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

The sturdy rock, for all his strength,
By raging seas, is rent in twaine;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb ccccbb dedecc dfdfXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 11010101 01010111 010101001 01111001 011000101 010111011 11011101 01011101 01110101 01010101 01011101 11101010 110110001 1101111 11111101 11001111 010011011 1101101 010101001 11011101 11110101 111111100 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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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  • summary of Verses;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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