This is an analysis of the poem 'Twould Ease—a Butterfly that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXb aaXb Xab Xaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 110101 0101 110 1010100 11001 11100 110 1010100 10010 00111 11100100 11011 10101 01010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 56
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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