This is an analysis of the poem No Second Troy that begins with:

WHY should I blame her that she filled my days
With misery, or that she would of late... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdXeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011111 0100111101 110100111001 1101010101 11110100010 1111010001 11001101010 0101010101 10110001110 10111010111 11111110110 1101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 511
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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