This is an analysis of the poem Don Juans Song that begins with:

The moon is in an ecstasy,
It wanes not nor can grow ;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababba Xcdcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01001100 011111 010100101 110101 11010101 111111 111101 11111111 011111 11011111 110111 01010101 101111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; bear, love are repeated.

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