This is an analysis of the poem Tales Of Arabia that begins with:

YES, friend, I own these tales of Arabia
Smile not, as smiled their flawless originals,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX XaXX XXXX baaa XXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100100 11111100100 1111100110 1101001010 110100110000 10010110100 11111101 1101111011 11011100000 10010110100 110111110 1001011010 11010100100 01010100100 1111110010 1001001010 11011100100 11010100100 110111110 1001011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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