This is an analysis of the poem Curfew that begins with:

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Solemnly, mournfully,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a Xbbb cdXd cefX cbGB X hada caca fhhhXebGB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 100100 1001 0101 001001 10010 11101 110010 11001 11010 1100010 110010 11101 110010 11001 110100 1101 1 010010 11101 10111100 1001 11010 01011 110010 11011 110010 01001 010110 01101 10110 01111 110100 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Curfew;
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