This is an analysis of the poem I'Ll Not Confer With Sorrow that begins with:

I'll not confer with Sorrow
Till to-morrow; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 1010 111101 0101 1101110 1010 110101 1101 1010110 1110 110111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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