This is an analysis of the poem Madrigal Of Evanescence that begins with:

Dear, can we endure to know
How these jasmine-girdled hours...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaaabXX cdccdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1110101 11101010 1010101 1110101 1110111 11101010 10101100 11000100 1110101 11101110 1010101 1110101 101001010 1010111 1001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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