This is an analysis of the poem Song Iii. - Ye Gentle Nymphs And Generous Dames that begins with:

Ye gentle Nymphs and generous Dames,
That rule o'er every British mind!... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eeee fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110111001 1110100101 011111001 01111101 11000111 01010101 01010101 11010101 11010101 01011101 11000101 11011101 11011101 110110101 11010101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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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