This is an analysis of the poem The Scrutinie. Song that begins with:

I.
Why shouldst thou sweare I am forsworn,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababaX XcdcXd Xefeff XfafaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11111111 111100 10000101 11111101 11010100 1 11111111 01001101 11110101 11100110 11110111 1 11110111 010101 11110111 110100011 11001111 1 10111111 110101 010010101 11001001 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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