This is an analysis of the poem Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee that begins with:

Shall Earth no more inspire thee,
Thou lonely dreamer now ?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca dede cacX fafa ggggXaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 110101 11011101 110101 1101010 010101 0101010 111101 1111010 011111 1111110 011100 1101010 100101 1111010 011000 11110010 111101 1111010 011101 1101010 111101 1111010 110111 1111011 111110 1101111 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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