This is an analysis of the poem It Seemes That Tunis Is An Auncient Towne that begins with:

It seemes that Tunis is an auncient towne
Neere to the ruines of Carthage once so prowde,...

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011001101 10010010111 1101011111 1101110111 1110110101 1111110101 1011110101 1101010110 1110110110 1100110001 1111100101 1101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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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