This is an analysis of the poem Untimely that begins with:

Nothing in life has been made by man for man's using
But it was shown long since to man in ages... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbbd badXb XdXcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101111110 10111101010 1101001000 101010111010 101011001010 0111010010 1001111101 1111010010 10110111010 1001011110 101101 10010110101100 10 1001101001101 1010 110100101 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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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