This is an analysis of the poem Against Constancy that begins with:

Tell me no more of constancy,
The frivolous pretense... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dede fgfgXgege
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110100 010001 01110100 011101 11011111 110111 01010001 010101 11111101 1101010 11011111 1001010 11111101 011001 11110101 100101 11111111 111101 11010101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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