This is an analysis of the poem Raiment that begins with:

I cannot be tricked out in lovely clothes
All times, all days. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ottava rima
  • Metre: 1100110101 1111 1111010111 1101 1001010001 0101 1100010001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Raiment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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