This is an analysis of the poem The Tyme Of Youthe that begins with:

The tyme of youthe is to be spent;
But vice in it shuld be forfent. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX XX bb cc Xa dd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010001 11001010 10010111 1111111 110100111 11110111 1100101110 1010001110 100000110001 1101001011 10011101 011001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 72
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; be, and are repeated.

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