This is an analysis of the poem Song—a Health To Ane I Loe Dear that begins with:

Chorus—Here's a health to ane I loe dear,
Here's a health to ane I loe dear;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXb cXXbD dXXbD XXcbD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101111 10101111 11110111101 111110110 10111001 10101001 11011010 110010110 1011 11101101 11011111 110011110 1111101110 1011 11101101 11101101 111010010 1101100110 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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