This is an analysis of the poem On The Death Of Friends In Childhood that begins with:

We shall not ever meet them bearded in heaven
Nor sunning themselves among the bald of hell;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111101010010 11001010101 01010001011111 1001011101 01110111010 1100111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (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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