This is an analysis of the poem Elizabeth that begins with:

Elizabeth, it surely is most fit
[Logic and common usage so commanding]... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbcadaddeeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100010011 10110101010 0111111101 10110101010 11110101110 01101101010 11000100010 010111001110 1101010001 1101010101 0101011111 10100010101 01010010001 1101010011 1101010001 1001111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 709
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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