This is an analysis of the poem Glorious pillar in whom rests that begins with:

‘Gloriosa columna in cui s'appoggia'
Glorious pillar in whom rests...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXbXbcbbaadXcXXbdXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,19,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010001100 10010011 11101101 1100101111 11110011 11110101010 100100100101 10101111 101110101110 011000111 1010010111 111100011 1010101 1110100111 1011110110010 11000100100010 0110001011010 010110011001000100 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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