This is an analysis of the poem The Fairies' Adieu that begins with:

OUR revels now are ended, so good night, so good night,
And each unto our chamber let us hie,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabBB XXXXBB cdcdBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101101 1110110111 1110101010111 0111011001 101 11111001 110001000101010 110001001110 1101011011100 11010101100 101 11111001 1101010100011 1100010101 1111101010111 0101110101 101 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Fairies' Adieu;
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