This is an analysis of the poem A Guiltlesse Lady Imprisoned: After Penanced. Song that begins with:

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Heark, faire one, how what e're here is... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXX XXcdd XeeXX XdXXX aaaee accbX XXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11111110 11111110 11010110 111011101 1 111101111 01001100 11110101 110111101 1 010011101 11100101 11011111 10010011 1 11011101 10001111 10111111 11110101 1 11111101 01011111 111110011 01010101 1 010110010 010010010 11010011 01010000 1 01110011 11000110 11110101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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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