This is an analysis of the poem A Deep-Sworn Vow that begins with:

OTHERS because you did not keep
That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011011 111110101 1111111001 111000101 111101001 1001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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