This is an analysis of the poem What Needeth These Threnning Words And Wasted Wind? that begins with:

What needeth these threnning words and wasted wind?
All this cannot make me restore my prey.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ottava rima
  • Metre: 11011011101 1010110111 0110100111 11001110101 1101111111 1111111111 110111110100 1111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 358
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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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