This is an analysis of the poem Poetry And Prose that begins with:

What is the true difference ’twixt Prose and Rhyme,
Since both may be beautiful, both be sublime?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011001111 11101001001 1001110110010 11101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; nor is repeated.

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