This is an analysis of the poem Ælla, A Tragical Interlude - Entroductionne that begins with:

Somme cherisaunei 'tys to gentle mynde,
Whan heie have chevyced theyre londe from bayne ,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXX XXXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1100010101 1111001101 1111111110 11010110110 11011101001 10101001101 1101010001 101001101 10101010101 1111010101 110111101111 1111010101 011111011 11110000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • 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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