This is an analysis of the poem Song From Torrismond that begins with:

How many times do I love thee, dear?
Tell me how many thoughts there be... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaaaXa babbbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110111111 11110110 00101 00111 111101001 010100100 110111111 110111101 11110111 00101 0101 1000001001 1100100101 110111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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