This is an analysis of the poem A Rhyme Of Death's Inn that begins with:

A rhyme of good Death's inn!
   My love came to that door; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XXaX aXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010011 111011 11110101 111011 11110101 10011011 1011101011 1111110 11010001 10101010 11110101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of A Rhyme Of Death's Inn;
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  • history of its creation;
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