This is an analysis of the poem The Curse Upon Edward that begins with:

WEAVE the warp, and weave the woof,
The winding-sheet of Edward's race.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXddececff fefXffggehehii jkckjcibbihfhfXfkfhhXcgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,14,25,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 01010101 11011101 01000101 1011101 1101110010 0101110111 10110001 1101010101 1101001101 01011101101 0101110111 0100010101 110101110101 1010101 110100111 110011101 01010100 00101001 1101110101 0110111101 10010101 1101110101 11010100101 0101010101 1101110101 0100010101 110101010101 1101001 011001 1001111101 110101 111101 0101011101 11010101 1011101 1001011101 1101010111 11001010101 01001111101 0101010101 1101100101 01010101 10010111 01010101 10010101 110101011001 111101110101 1010101 11010101 10111101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 511
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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