This is an analysis of the poem The Autumnal Romance that begins with:

1903
I watch you as coldly as never,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaX Xbab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111110110 11101011 01101010 11011001 11111010 11101011 110100010 1100101 011011110 11111011 1100011010 11101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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