This is an analysis of the poem Act Of Union that begins with:

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To-night, a first movement, a pulse, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcbcdadefefgg X XdgdXXXXgcgcdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01011001 1001010101 0111011 0110100101 1100110101 111111 0111001101 0101011111 11011010110 1111001101 100011110 0101110001 0111011100 10101000 1 11111000 110101 0101100100 01001011001 01101100110 1101010100 0101110010 1001010000 1100101010 1111011111 1101010110 1010101011 110010011 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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  • summary of Act Of Union;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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