This is an analysis of the poem Lines. that begins with:

Here be the free gifts of the morning for thee;
Dog-roses, with their thorns all strung with pearls,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdXXeaeaffeXdgeefcXbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10011001011 1100111101 10111001101 11101001001 10011100101 1101110101 01010010111 0111111100 11110001011 1011110101 10101110101 001111100001 1101001111 1101110111 11101110111 1100010111 10011111110 10111001010 11110001001 1101111101 1111100101 10010001010 11010101010 010011101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 216
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Lines.;
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