This is an analysis of the poem Dark Is The Tomb that begins with:

Dark is the tomb, yet holdeth but one fear
In all its chill and silent majesty,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXababcdcdebeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001110111 0101110100 1111010111 1111110100 1101010101 1011010111 0101110111 1111110101 1111010101 1101010001 0101110101 1101110101 1101010101 1111111101 11111101001 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 667
  • Average number of words per stanza: 131
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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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