This is an analysis of the poem The Farewell that begins with:
LET mine eye the farewell say,
That my lips can utter ne'er;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a ba b c Xc X d ed e f afXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111 1111101 1100101 1111101 10011010 0110111 1011101 11101010 1110011 1110101 10100101 10001001 1110101 1110111 1111101 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 39
- Average number of words per stanza: 8
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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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