This is an analysis of the poem 'Tis Sunrise&Mdash;Little Maid&Mdash;Hast Thou that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXX XbXb XabXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 1100001001 110001 111101010 0111000 11001010 100011101 0100000010 0100101 1101001000 111001 010100011 1101010 01101111 11110000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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