This is an analysis of the poem Though Deep Indifference Should Drowse that begins with:

THOUGH deep indifference should drowse
The sluggish life beneath my brows,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabb ccddcc eeeeaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011 01010111 110010111 111000101 11001101 11101100 11011111 11010101 10111101 10110101 11011101 11111111 110011101 11011101 11110101 01011011 11110101 10010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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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