This is an analysis of the poem Corinne At The Capitol that begins with:

DAUGHTER of th' Italian heaven!
Thou, to whom its fires are given, ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaacc bXaabbaa ddXXeefX ggaahhcc ffcchhcc aaccddii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101010 101010110 1001111 10100101 1010111 10110101 1110101 00100101 11110101 1011101 1010101 00101001 10011101 1001111 0011101 10100111 1110101 1011001 1011111 100010 10001001 1011101 1110111 1011100 1010101 1110101 0011101 00101001 111011001 1110101 1010011 1010101 1010011 1111111 1110111 0010101 1010101 0111111 0010101 0010001 10010001 1110101 1011111 10011001 100100111 0010111 11101001 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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