This is an analysis of the poem As A Perfume that begins with:

As a perfume doth remain
In the folds where it hath lain, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabacA ddbdXdXaabacA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101 0011011 10101010 1010011 01111111 101 1011111 1010111 11110110 1011011 1010010100 111 1010101 0111111 01101010 0110011 10111111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of As A Perfume;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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