This is an analysis of the poem A Vain Appeal that begins with:

[From Edwin]
Now, Angelina, put it down. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababXcXc babadada ccccefef bgbgbXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 10010101 111011010 11110101 111111010 11010011 1101001010 11111101 01010 1111001 0100100010 11011111 010101010 11010101 110101001 11011101 11010 011100101 010101110 11011101 110101010 11011101 111111110 11011111 11010 10010101 110111010 11110001 110111110 10011101 110111010 11010101 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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