This is an analysis of the poem In Praise Of Some Lady that begins with:

There by his side in chariot rideth she,
As lovely flower of the hibiscus tree,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc aaddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11010100101 11010001001 1101110111 0101010101 1101010111 0101011001 1101111101 1101001001 1101110111 01010100101 0101110101 11001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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