This is an analysis of the poem Lines In A Letter To His Lady Cousin, Honor Driden, Who Had Given Him A Silver Inkstand, With A Set Of Writing Materials, 1655 that begins with:

For since 'twas mine, the white hath lost its hue,
To show 'twas ne'er it self but whilst in you,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011101 0111011101 0101110101 1001110100 1101111110 1101010100 1111110101 1111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hath, it, you are repeated.

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