This is an analysis of the poem Of Joan's Youth that begins with:

I would unto my fair restore
A simple thing:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXaab cdcdccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 11101101 0101 01011101 1100 1111 1111 0101010101 11110101 1001 110010101 0101 1101 0101 0101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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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