This is an analysis of the poem Villanelle Of Change that begins with:

Since Persia fell at Marathon,
The yellow years have gathered fast: ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbA abA abA abA XbAXabAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 01001101 11001111 11110101 01010001 11011101 11011101 10110101 11001111 01011111 10010101 11011101 10010100 01001111 11001111 01010111 01110001 11011101 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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