This is an analysis of the poem Composed On The Eve Of The Marriage Of A Friend In The Vale Of Grasmere that begins with:

WHAT need of clamorous bells, or ribands gay,
These humble nuptials to proclaim or grace?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11010011101 1101000111 1001110101 1101010111 1111010101 101110100001 1001111111 0100010101 0111010101 1100000111 1101010101 1111010101 0101111101 0001010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 610
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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