This is an analysis of the poem I go weeping for my time past, that begins with:

‘I'vo piagendo i miei passati tempi'
I go weeping for my time past,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcXcbbdaXdXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001110010 11101111 1110101010 011011011111 11111110111 11111010101 10100100010 1011101 11001111 11011101110 111010101011 1111100110100 11111111101 101011111 1101111101 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, that are repeated.

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