This is an analysis of the poem Lines In A Flyleaf Of 'Christabel' that begins with:

Inhospitably hast thou entertained,
O Poet, us the bidden to thy board,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXaXaXXXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1000011101 1101010011 1011111101 1110000101 1011010101 11011100101 11110011011 110010101000 11010011111 01011111011 110101001001 1101000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 522
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • history of its creation;
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