This is an analysis of the poem Rosalind's Scroll that begins with:

I LEFT thee last, a child at heart,
   A woman scarce in years: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbbbb Xdedaad XfcfXf geXedde gXfchhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 110100 11010101 110111 11110101 11011111 110101 11101111 110111 11011101 111101 11111111 00111101 110111 111110101 110111 111110101 1010111 11011101 1110111 10111111 110101 010101010 111111 11011101 11000101 110101 11110101 101100 01011101 111111 110111011 11010111 111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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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