This is an analysis of the poem As Bronze May Be Much Beautified that begins with:

As bronze may be much beautified
By lying in the dark damp soil,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cbbX bbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11101100 11000111 1111010111 10110111 11110101 11000101 10011101 1001110110 11001001 10111111 1 11110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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