This is an analysis of the poem Quiet Joy. that begins with:

No Lethean ease, but such a mood as craves
For naught in earth and heaven, just to breathe...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXabXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110111 1101110101 0101010100 1100010101 1101110111 1001010001 0101000111 01001001100 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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