This is an analysis of the poem The Wind Of Sorrow that begins with:

The fire of love was burning, yet so low
That in the dark we scarce could see its rays,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba bbbbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01001110111 1001111101 1001001101 10110010111 1011011101 11010100101 01111101001 11010010101 1001010101 1001110101 11110001101 0101010111 0011010101 11010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • 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; of is repeated.

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