This is an analysis of the poem Pity Me Not Because The Light Of Day that begins with:

Pity me not because the light of day
At close of day no longer walks the sky;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaababacdcdbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011010101 1101110101 1011110101 01110100111 1011010001 1101011101 11010100111 1111010111 0111111011 1011010101 1011110101 1011010001 1011010101 1011101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 592
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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