This is an analysis of the poem Thou Poisonous Laurel Leaf, That In The Soil that begins with:

Thou poisonous laurel leaf, that in the soil
Of life, which I am doomed to till full sore,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcdedecfbbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 11001011001 0111110111 1101011111 111111110010 1101010101 1110010111 1111011100 11110100111 10010100101 1011110111 0111110101 1001110101 1011011101 1111011100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 644
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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