This is an analysis of the poem Endless Time that begins with:

Time is endless in thy hands, my lord.
There is none to count thy minutes. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa bc X bac Xcc cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,1,3,3,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001111 10101110 1111110111110 110101 11001011001001110 111101 110111110101 1111001 11001111 111001001001110 111001001100001 1010011100111101 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, we, it are repeated.

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