This is an analysis of the poem Gleaners Of Fame that begins with:

Hearken not, friend, for the resounding din
That did the Poet's verses once acclaim:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011100101 1001010101 1111000101 1011010100 0101011101 11011100111 0100011101 1101111101 1001000111 0111000101 1101000101 11011111001 1101111011 10001000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 603
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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