This is an analysis of the poem The Accounte Of W. Canynges Feast that begins with:

THOROWE the halle the belle han sounde;
Byelecoyle doe the Grave beseeme;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaaXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111 10010110 01001110 1101011 11011101 10010111 111101001 010100111 11010111101 111101110 11011101 1101011100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 470
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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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