This is an analysis of the poem Say Thou Not Sadly, Never And No More that begins with:

Say thou not sadly, 'never,' and 'no more,'
But from thy lips banish those falsest words;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbabbbbccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110101110 1011101101 1101111101 0110101111 11011011011 0111110101 1101110101 1111111101 1111011101 1101101101 1001011111 1011111111 1101110010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 614
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thou is repeated.

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