This is an analysis of the poem Happiness And Vision that begins with:

TOGETHER at the altar we
In vision oft were seen by thee,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa abb a cc daaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,1,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 01010111 10111111 101111001 010101001 11111101 01010111 011101011 11011111 11101101 11010101 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 67
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Happiness And Vision;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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