This is an analysis of the poem The Vow-Breaker that begins with:

VVhen first the Magick of thine ey,
Usurpt upon my liberty, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbccbXddeeccffXfXXgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011 10011100 1001111 11110101 11111011 01010111 11110100 11110001 110111111 01011000 111111001 10110101 10111011 11100101 11011011 11010111 11110111 11111011 010011111 11011111 10111010 111100111 11111101 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 890
  • Average number of words per stanza: 165
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Vow-Breaker;
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