This is an analysis of the poem Farewell To Love that begins with:

Whilst yet to prove,
I thought there was some deity in love... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabbaccdd eefddfgghh iifiifjjiX hhciicjjkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1111110001 10110011 101100111010 11110110110 11000011 11 1111110011 1010101011 1111011111 1011 0101000101 011111011 1101011101 1001101101 101010001 11 1011011111 1111010101 01010010001 1101 1111110100 10110011 1001111111 010010101 01111101 01 0111010101 1101001100 10010010100 1111 11010111111 111111 0111110001 1111110100 11110101 11 1101110111 1110111011 1101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 344
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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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