This is an analysis of the poem Felix Randal that begins with:

F{'e}lix R{'a}ndal the f{'a}rrier, O is he d{'e}ad then? my d{'u}ty all
{'e}nded,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbccbXXXX XXdaddXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010101111101 10 111010110011010 101011110100011 101010111010 10110101111110 100101101001011 1101111110 10 100011111111101 100 010110011110 10 1111110111011 11111111011010 11011101111000 11101011100011 1110111001100 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 485
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; 'e, 'a, t, thy are repeated.

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