This is an analysis of the poem The Naval Constructor that begins with:

He looked upon the ships as they
All idly lay at anchor,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbc dede ffff gggg hchc hfhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 1101110 11010101 0100110 01001101 1011010 11010101 1011010 11110101 0101110 01010101 0101010 11000101 1100011 01011101 0101011 11010101 0101010 11110101 0101000 01111101 0101010 01001111 1101010 11010101 1001010 10101001 101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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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