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

FAREWELL: we two shall still meet day by day,
Live side by side;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbca bdbdbb XXeeed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111111 1111 1101110101 1101111011 1101111101 1111 11110010111 1111 11110010101 1111001101 10001111111 1111 1110010100 1111 0111000111 1101101001 00010101001 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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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