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

With sombre mien, the Evening gray
Comes nagging at the heels of Day,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc XXXaaa ccdd ddeeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101 11010101 110101110 010101010 01100101 11010111 01110101 01010101 00111100 01010101 111100101 11110101 11001001 11110101 001111010 111101110 111111001 11110111 11111101 01110101 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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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