This is an analysis of the poem Warnings that begins with:
When Heaven sends sorrow,
Warnings go first, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbbba cddeec dXdffd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110110 1011 1011 0101 1111 01010 11011 00101 0101 1111 1111 10111 11110 1110 1011 11101 1101 111010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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