This is an analysis of the poem Good-Bye that begins with:

Fools! must we ever quarrel with our fate,
Too late... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddaaee ffaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010011 11 1001011001 11 10101010110 11 1111001101 101 1011011111 11 0101010111 11 1101001101 01 1101110111 11 1011011100 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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