This is an analysis of the poem Upon The Nipples Of Julia's Breast that begins with:

Have ye beheld (with much delight)
A red rose peeping through a white?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbccaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11100101 01110101 11010101 01010101 11010101 011011101 11110101 011111011 11001101 01110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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