This is an analysis of the poem Inscription To Jessie Lewars that begins with:

THINE be the volumes, Jessy fair,
And with them take the Poet's prayer,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaa dddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 10010101 11100101 01010110 01010111 01011101 110010101 01111101 11011111 11010001 101100101 1111010100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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