This is an analysis of the poem The Sea Maid that begins with:

In what pearl-paven mossy cave
By what green sea ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacddX efefggX cdbXhhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 1111 1101010001 0111010100 11110111 0111010011 1101100 01000111 0111 01001010101 0011001101 11010101 10110111001 1101100 01001100 1101 0101001101 110110010 11010001 0101011111 1011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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