This is an analysis of the poem The Tears Of Lilith that begins with:

O lovely demon, half-divine!
Hemlock and hydromel and gall,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaa bcbX cXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11110011 10110011 10011101 11111101 001111010 11110111 01011000 110101110 11011101 010111010 110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, thy are repeated.

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