This is an analysis of the poem Lines Addressed To Lieut. R.W.H. Hardy, R.N. that begins with:

ON THE PERUSAL OF HIS VOLUME OF TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF MEXICO.
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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabbccddeeff X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,12,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001000100100001000101 1101001111 0111010101 01001000101 01110110101 01001001101 0111011011 1101010111 0111010111 01001010101 1011011111 000101110010 1001001001010 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

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