This is an analysis of the poem To Nannette Falk-Auerbach that begins with:

Oft as I hear thee, wrapt in heavenly art,
The massive message of Beethoven tell... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcXdbdbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11111101001 0101001001 0111000101 10111101011 1011111101 1101110111 1001110101 1111011100 1111000111 111010111111 1111010101 1111010111 0111111101 10100111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 645
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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