This is an analysis of the poem The Marchioness Of Brinvilliers that begins with:

He toned the sprightly beam of morning
With twilight meek of tender eve,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XababcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110101010 01110101 101000010 11101 11010101 010010101 11010101 010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Marchioness Of Brinvilliers;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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