This is an analysis of the poem To The Countess Of Blessington that begins with:

You have ask'd for a verse:--the request
In a rhymer 'twere strange to deny;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd Xefe ghgh fifi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111101001 001011001 111001111 111001011 011111111 11011011 101101111 101011111 1110111110 101011001 111111001 111011111 11011010 11101111 110101001 101011111 101101001 01111101 11011011 01111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; my, i are repeated.

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