This is an analysis of the poem Where Thou Art—that—is Home that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaaaa bbbbb ccXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 111101 10110001 0111 11011001 1111 111001 101101 010010 110100 1111 111101 110101 111101 11001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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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