This is an analysis of the poem Shakespear that begins with:

Dear friend, if there be any bond
Which friendship wins not much beyond—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11011101 11111101 01011101 110001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Shakespear;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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