This is an analysis of the poem On Seeing Anthony, The Eldest Child Of Lord And Lady Ashley that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: a babaccX dedeaaX feXebbX bbbbbba ghghiia ajXjddX ddddggX kakabbX iaiaXXf fefeffaXadadjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 01011101 11010101 01011111 01110101 11110111 100101001 1 11011111 01011101 11010101 11001000 110010110 11110101 1 11110101 11010101 010101000 110101001 11010101 11011101 1 11110111 01010001 11111111 11011101 11010101 01010101 1 11110101 11011001 11001101 11110111 11110101 11010101 1 11010100 01010101 11010100 11111101 11110111 011100100 1 10110011 010110010 11111101 1100110010 11000101 11110101 1 10010001 01011111 01010111 11010101 11111101 01100101 1 11010101 100111001 11110101 11010111 11110101 111010101 1 1100111 10110101 11010011 010101001 11011101 00010100 1 11011101 111001101 0101101 11011101 11001111 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 77
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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