This is an analysis of the poem To Mrs. Mary Caesar that begins with:

I read in your delighted Face,
The Nuptial Bands are ty'd:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cdcd dbdb bebe aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 010111 01010101 110101 10110101 110101 11111101 011111 11010101 110101 00110101 010101 11010101 100101 01010101 010101 11010011 100101 010001001 100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 To Mrs. Mary Caesar;
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