This is an analysis of the poem Songs In The Masque Of Alfred: To Peace that begins with:
O Peace! the fairest child of heaven,
To whom the sylvan reign was given,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101010 010101110 01010101 010010101 0111110101 0101110011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 6
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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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