This is an analysis of the poem Songs Set To Music: 24. Set By Mr. C. R. that begins with:

Cloe beauty has, and wit,
And an air that is not common; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece fgfgXeded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11110110 10010011 10101010 1111101 10101110 1110011 10101010 1011100 00101010 1110101 11100010 10101001 11111010 1010111 100010010 1100101 101111010 1110101 110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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