This is an analysis of the poem Lucasta's Fanne, With A Looking- Glasse In It that begins with:

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Eastrich! thou featherd foole, and easie prey,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaX XXbcX Xadad Xcdcd aeded aadad XXXXb XffXf XdgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101101111 11010011101 1111011101 1111011101 1 1101001000 0001011100 111110011 0100010100 1 1111111101 01101110111 1001010101 01001001101 1 1111011101 01110101101 10001100101 00110101011 1 1101010111 0101010011 0101111111 110101001 1 1101111101 1001011101 1111101111 1111010101 1 1101110110 011001011 1110110110 0100110001 1 1101110111 1111100001 101110111 1111010101 1 11010100111 100100100111 00010100110 0111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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