This is an analysis of the poem Stanzas To Time that begins with:

CAPRICIOUS foe to human joy,
Still varying with the fleeting day;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaababa XbXbcaca dbdbefef aXacbXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 110000101 010101001 01010101 11111111 11010101 10010101 11010101 1111101 111100101 110101101 01110101 11010101 01110101 11110111 11010101 11010111 11011101 10110001 11010111 101101111 11110101 11110101 01011001 01111111 11011110 111001001 10111101 110110111 010101010 10110101 11010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 283
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; thy, of are repeated.

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