This is an analysis of the poem Newark Abbey that begins with:

August, 1842
with a remembrance of August, 1807... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aaaa bbccddeebbddff aaXXgg hheeXXbbhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,14,6,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 000100101 11110111 01111101 10010101 01011100 01101101 01010101 1101011 110111001 01010101 11000111 01110011 11010101 01100101 001101001 1010101 11010101 11100001 01010101 11111101 01010101 01010101 01100110 11111101 11011101 11010101 11101101 10110101 111101001 11110101 110001000 11111111 01110101 01111111 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 Newark Abbey;
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