This is an analysis of the poem Poem 20 that begins with:

BVt let stil Silence trew night watches keepe,
That sacred peace may in assurance rayne,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaXabbcXXcddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011101 1101100101 11001100101 1101111101 011101011 111001 1111010111 1001011110 1101011111 0101110001 10111 11001011110 110101000110 1110101010 111110011 1111011101 100101 1111011111 1100111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 806
  • Average number of words per stanza: 143
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • 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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  • summary of Poem 20;
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