This is an analysis of the poem At Glan-Y-Wern that begins with:

White-robed against the threefold white
Of shutter, glass and curtains' lace,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababa cacac adada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11010111 01011101 11000101 01000101 11010001 10011001 01011101 01010001 01011101 01010001 10010111 10000101010 11010101 0101001010 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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