This is an analysis of the poem Grace Of Clydeside that begins with:

AH, little Grace of the golden locks,
The hills rise fair on the shores of Clyde. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab cbccb dbddb abaab ebeeX fbffb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110100101 011110101 101011111 111111111 1101101101 011100101 10100110101 011111101 111111111 1101101101 1110110111 110010101 011010111 1111001001 111100101 110110101 10111100101 10011001 111111001 0101100101 101100111 011100101 011101101 111101011 11011011010 110101101 1110110101 001110111 10110110 110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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