This is an analysis of the poem The Devil - had he fidelity that begins with:

The Devil - had he fidelity
Would be the best friend - ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110100 10011 01110100 110101 1000010 111101 0100110 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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