This is an analysis of the poem The World&Mdash;Stands&Mdash;Solemner&Mdash;To Me that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 010000000010 11110010 01000101 111000000 01000010000 01110000 01000010000 01010010 01101100000 01010000 0110001100 110000010 01000001010 0101010 11000010100 11000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 320
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

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