This is an analysis of the poem Growth of Man - like Growth of Nature that begins with:

Growth of Man - like Growth of Nature -
Gravitates within - ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xcdc acXc bdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 10101 10111010 10101 1010001 10101 10101010 00101 10001010 10001 10001010 10101 10100010 00100 10100010 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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