This is an analysis of the poem To A. L. Gordon that begins with:

In night-long days, in aeons
   where all Time's nights are one; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXa bcbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101 111111 1111110 1011100 101011 11011010 1010101 11110110 11110110 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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