This is an analysis of the poem Measure Of Time that begins with:
EROS, what mean'st thou by this? In each of thine hands is an hourglass!
What, oh thou frivolous god! twofold thy measure of time?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X XX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111100101101101 11110011111001 1001001010010110 110101110111110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 4
- Average number of symbols per line: 66 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.
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