This is an analysis of the poem True Love that begins with:

Farewell, Earl Richard,
Tender and brave;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb acXc daea dbXbXdaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 1011 1011 01011 11110 1001 0110100 1011 11111 01101 110010 01011 110101 1011 1011 11011 11111 1111 10110 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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