This is an analysis of the poem Epilogue To Through The Looking Glass that begins with:

A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa bBb aaa Xcc bBb aaa ddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 10010100 0110001 1011101 1011101 1010101 1111101 10111001 1011101 1111100 1010101 1011101 1010101 1011101 1001101 0010111 1010111 1010101 1010101 10000101 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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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