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

Strange Power, I know not what thou art,
Murderer or mistress of my heart. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc dXeedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111111 100110011 11110101 01110101 11111100 11010111 11110111 11010110 10001101 11010101 11111101 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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