This is an analysis of the poem On A Fine Morning that begins with:

Whence comes Solace?--Not from seeing
What is doing, suffering, being, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbb X aaXXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11101010 101010010 10101010 10101100 1010001 1010101 10011101 1 11101110 11111010 11101010 00100100 1110101 1001001 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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