This is an analysis of the poem A Vote (Excerpt) that begins with:

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This only grant me: that my means may lie... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbdd eeXaXXff ggeeeeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 0,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101111111 1111010111 110111 10111001 110110111 101101 01011111101 1001010101 1111010101 1111011101 110101 11011100 11111100 1101010 0101111101 1011000011 1111011101 1111011101 100101 11011101 11111111 110111 0101110101 1011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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