This is an analysis of the poem A Litany In Time Of Plague that begins with:

Adieu, farewell, earth's bliss;
This world uncertain is;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbcCA ddeecCA ffggcCA hhiicCA XafgcCA cXjjcCA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111 010100 111101 110111 100111 111111 111011 111101 110111 100111 110111 011111 111111 111011 1001010 1100010 101001 111111 111101 111111 111011 111001 111101 111101 1111001 101000111 111111 111011 100100 101100 110100 111101 111101 111111 111011 111101 010100 1001100 110101 111001 111111 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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