This is an analysis of the poem To Aubrey De Vere that begins with:

Ray of the Dawn of Truth, Aubrey de Vere,
Forgive my play fantastic with thy name,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001011001 0111010011 0100110101 1111010101 1111110111 01110111001 1100110111 0111111101 1011111111 1101011101 1101011101 1111111101 1101010111 1101100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 609
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

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

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