This is an analysis of the poem Hatred And Vengeance, My Eternal Portion that begins with:

Hatred and vengeance, my eternal portion,
Scarce can endure delay of execution,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabc decX beXb ddfX fXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101010 11010101010 10010100011 10010 10110001111 11011101010 10110101010 10100 11001100101 11011100010 11110101011 10011 11010001010 101100001010 01010001010 11100 10010101010 11110001011 11010001011 10011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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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