This is an analysis of the poem Beyond The Shadow that begins with:

SOME quick kind tears, some easy sorrow,
And then 'tis past.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb cdcdd efeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111111010 1111 111101010 11011101 1111 101101010 1111 111100110 110010111 1111 111111011 1111 010101011 01011101 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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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  • summary of Beyond The Shadow;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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