This is an analysis of the poem Departed Days that begins with:

Yes, dear departed, cherished days,
Could Memory’s hand restore... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXXXa acbcadXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 1100101 11011101 011111 11010101 010111 11010101 101101 11010101 110101 11010001 111101 11010101 110101 0111111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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