This is an analysis of the poem Fairest! Put On A While that begins with:

Fairest! put on a while
These pinions of light I bring thee, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eXedefef gcgcbfbX hfhXeXed hbhbXiXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 11001111 1101111 0101111 100101 1101110 1011101 1111110 1100101 11001010 001101 01001010 11101 0101010 111101 1111010 101101 11011110 100111 1101110 11101 1111010 100111 01001100 110111 11101010 110111 1101010 11101 0101110 1101001 1101110 101111 11001011 111111 110010101 11111 101010100 101111 110111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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