This is an analysis of the poem Dora Dee that begins with:
THERE'S not a may in Ellerton
By half so sweet to look upon―...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaab bbbB cccB dddb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11010100 11110101 01010111 111101 01110101 11010101 11011101 110101 01010111 11011111 11011101 110101 01001101 11010101 11010001 010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 16
- 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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