This is an analysis of the poem From Iphigenia In Tauris that begins with:

ACT IV. SCENE 5.
SONG OF THE FATES....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a bcdbX ebXFe fghicaf hfFfiXggaj dggfigX XijXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,5,5,7,10,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1001 01001 010011 011010 110010 11011 111010 111100 111111 110110 111110 110010 0111010 011010 011011 110011 110010 011010 110110 010010 110110 111010 010110 010100 110110 001110 110101 011010 010010 010110 110110 110010 010110 110010 11101 11001 011010 010110 111000 1111000 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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