This is an analysis of the poem Ah, Koelue that begins with:

Ah, Koelue!
Had you embalmed your beauty, so ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabcdXXaeffXXXgcfebgdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11011101 011101 110101 10010111 001010011 0111 110010100100 10010111 10110011 1110111 101111011 011101 1011010 11011111101 0101101 1111110011 1101001001 101001 110101 111001 11010101001 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 749
  • Average number of words per stanza: 138
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Ah, Koelue;
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