This is an analysis of the poem Regina Cœle that begins with:

Say, did his sisters wonder what could Joseph see
In a mild, silent little Maid like thee?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccbbddeeedefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101011101 0011010111 1101001101 011111 1111011111 1011010101 10011100 11011101 1011 11011111 10110101 11110001 01110101 11 11010101 11010111 11110101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 615
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; in is repeated.

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