This is an analysis of the poem Phyrne that begins with:

Phryne had talents for mankind,
Open she was, and unconfin'd,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabba ccXd eXeX eX eeaeeaXddeeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,2,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 10111101 111101 10010111 11001101 111101 01010101 101010101 1011100 01010101 1 110 1 110 1 11101 01110111 11010101 111101 01011101 11010101 110001 11111111 110010111 110111 11110011 11011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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