This is an analysis of the poem Vain Wits And Eyes that begins with:

VAIN wits and eyes
Leave, and be wise :... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbccdddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1101 011111010 101111110 11110111 11111101 11110011 110011101 11011111 11110011 11110111 010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 415
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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