This is an analysis of the poem Because Thou Hast No Dreams Of My Distress that begins with:

Because thou hast no dreams of my distress
Shall I cry out to mar thy soft delight?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba a bba cd Xcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,3,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111110101 1111011101 1101010111 1111110111 1111110111 01000111101 1111010111 0101010100 111111101 0101011101 0101110111 1111110111 1100010111 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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