This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet: The Ghosts Of James And Peirce In Harvard Yard that begins with:

In memory of D. W. Prall
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  • Rhyme scheme: a babaacac bdbdaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0100011001 0101110101 11111100101 010100100101 1111101111 00101010111 11101111111 1111111111 1101010101 110010010111 1001000111 1001001111 11011100101 1111001101 100110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

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