This is an analysis of the poem Grace, 'Tis A Charming Sound that begins with:

Grace, ’tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to mine ear;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gaga cXcX dhdhXbdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 0100011 100010111 110111 110101 010101 11011101 110101 110111 010101 11111001 111101 111101 0101001 110111011 110101 111101 111110 11111001 101111 110111 110101 010100101 110101 111101 110101 111100101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word my is repeated.

    The author used the same word grace at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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