This is an analysis of the poem Lucy Iii that begins with:

I TRAVELL'D among unknown men,
   In lands beyond the sea; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001011 110101 11001111 111101 11110101 101111 01011111 111111 01110011 1101010 11110101 1011010 11011101 1101101 11100111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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