This is an analysis of the poem At A Lunar Eclipse that begins with:
Thy shadow, Earth, from Pole to Central Sea,
Now steals along upon the Moon's meek shine ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaab baab cdeXcde
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111010101 1101010111 0101011101 010000100 1111111100 0011011111 1111010101 0100011100 1101010011 11011101101 0101011101 0101010101 1011010111 1011010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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