This is an analysis of the poem A Ring Presented To Julia that begins with:

Julia, I bring
To thee this Ring. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXb ccdeed ccXffX XXbccb ffghhg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 0101 111101 0110 1110 110100 1100 0101 111101 0111 1111 01010 1011 1101 101101 1111 0101 101101 1111 0111 110101 1101 0101 010101 1101 0111 0111010 1111 1101 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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