This is an analysis of the poem Upon Graciosa, Walking And Talking that begins with:

When as abroad, to greet the morn,
I mark my Graciosa walk, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaccbdedffe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 1111001 01010101 1001 0100 11010101 11110111 01010101 01010111 1111 1101 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 346
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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