This is an analysis of the poem The Judgement Of Venus that begins with:

When Kneller's works, of various grace,
Were to fair Venus shown, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ecec cfcf bdbd ghgh dbdb bhbhXcccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110101001 001101 010101001 110001 11110001 111111 10110011 110101 10011101 111101 11100101 010101 010001001 100101 11110001 101101 10010101 101101 11010011 1010001 11010101 111111 10011101 110111 11010001 110101 11010001 010111 11111101 010001 010010101 011101 010010101 0100101 10010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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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