This is an analysis of the poem A Dream Of The Orient that begins with:

With a resplendent Eastern bride,
Like a houri at my side, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcccbddXeeeX aafgggX hhibbbi jjfhhhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00010101 1010111 1101110 11001101 11010111 11101001 0110110 10110101 0010111 1101010 01010101 01011101 1010101 001011 111100101 10111011 1101010 110100101 110100101 1010101 0101110 11010101 1010001 1001010 11000111 11110001 1011101 11010010 11110101 1010111 1111010 110001001 01001101 1011101 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 288
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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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