This is an analysis of the poem Balqees that begins with:

Balqees. . . oh princess,
You burn, caught between tribal wars, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbXeeXXfXbXXXfXacddbcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 11101101 1011010010011 0111110 11111010 10111101011100010 111111 1011 10101010010 1111001001 11011110101 111100011 111010100 111001001010 1110010010010 01010101011 1110101 10 111010 01111010011 01111 10100110010010101 11 101111001 10010100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 971
  • Average number of words per stanza: 164
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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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