This is an analysis of the poem Ding Dong Merrily on High that begins with:
Ding dong merrily on high,
In heav'n the bells are ringing:... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababX XXXXX XcXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1110011 0101110 1110001 0101010 1001000100 10110101 1101010 11101 1111010 1001000100 1110001 1101110 111001 11001110 1001000100
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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