This is an analysis of the poem A Voice From Afar that begins with:

Weep not for me;—
Be blithe as wont, nor tinge with gloom ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacc deedff dggdff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 01111101 01011101 1111 100110101 111111 1111 10011111 11011101 1111 01010101 111101 0101 01010111 10111111 1101 10010011 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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