This is an analysis of the poem To Fine Lady Would-Be that begins with:

Fine madam Would-Be, wherefore should you fear,
That love to make so well, a child to bear?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddccXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11010100111 1101110101 01100110111 1100010111 0001101101 1110011101 11011001110 010111101010 1101011111 1111011101 0011011111 1011110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 553
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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