This is an analysis of the poem Dante To Beatrice that begins with:

I SEE thee, gliding towards me with slow pace
Across the azure fields of Paradise, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaaccXXXbddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11110011011 0101010101 1111110101 10011111001 1111010101 0011011111 01011111011 110010010 11011111100 11110001100 1111010101 1011111111 1111010101 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 641
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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.

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