This is an analysis of the poem Hidden Harmony that begins with:

THE thoughts in me are very calm and high
That think upon your love: yet by your leave ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdecde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101110111 1101111111 1111010101 1111111011 1111101111 1101111101 0011011101 1011011101 0101110101 1011111101 1011010101 1001011111 1101010001 1011011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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