This is an analysis of the poem A Roman Winter-Piece that begins with:

See, Thaliarch mine, how, white with snow,
Soracte mocks the sullen sky;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dcec XfXf bgfg deae dhXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 1010101 11010111 11010101 11010101 110101001 11011111 11001111 01111001 11010011 01011101 010101001 11010101 11010101 11111111 01100011 11100101 11000101 10011101 111011111 110100101 01010101 11011111 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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