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

Oh in this dearth and winter of the soul,
When even Hope, still wont to soar and sing, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba acacdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001110001 1101110111 10010011101 1011101101 1111010011 11110011111 11110011101 1101011101 1111010101 0101011110 11010111001 0101010001 1111111101 0101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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