This is an analysis of the poem To The Lady Crewe, Upon The Death Of Her Child that begins with:

Why, Madam, will ye longer weep,
Whenas your baby's lull'd asleep?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 10110101 11011111 11010101 11010111 11111011 110101011 001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • 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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