This is an analysis of the poem Noli Aemulari that begins with:

In controversial foul impureness
The peace that is thy light to thee ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa baba XcXc dada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011000 01101101 1101110100 01111100 110001010 11001100 111011010 11110111 11011110 01001111 110111110 11101101 110101010 01011101 1111001010 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; by is repeated.

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