This is an analysis of the poem The Folly Of Being Comforted that begins with:

ONE that is ever kind said yesterday:
'Your well-beloved's hair has threads of grey,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXXXbbaaaXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1101011101 1110011101 1101110101 11110100001 1101010011 11110100 111 11101010101 11110101001 0101110000 01011010111 11110111111 11011010010 111011101 11010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 603
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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