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

When you mournfully rivet your tear-laden eyes,
That have seen the last sunset of hope pass away,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcddcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111001011101 111011101101 1111111011001 01011001101 101001010001 011001011111 1011010010011 111001001001 110101101111 101011001101 101101111001 0011010010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 602
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (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; as is repeated.

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