This is an analysis of the poem The Eagle Of The Blue that begins with:

ALOFT he guards the starry folds
Who is the brother of the star;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb deXe XXaX XbXb aXaa Xdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 10010001 01110001 100001 11010101 0100010 11010101 0101010 01110101 110101 0101001001 1011101 01010101 110101 01110101 0100111 01010100 111110 01010111 010101 1101001001 110111 11110011 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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