This is an analysis of the poem To Lucasta. Going To The Warres. that begins with:

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Tell me not, (sweet) I am unkinde,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXaXa Xbcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 11111110 10010 01111101 011111 1 10110111 011001 10010110 010101 1 10010001 111101 11111111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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