This is an analysis of the poem Farewell To Ravelrig that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXccbb ddccaXee X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 0,8,8,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001111 01110101 11110101 11010111 11001101 110010101 01011111 11011101 11010111 11010101 11011101 01110001 10110101 11011110 01110111 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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