This is an analysis of the poem To The True Patronesse Of All Poetrie, that begins with:

IT is a statute in deepe wisdomes lore,
That for his lines none should a patro[n] chuse ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccccdXdXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 00010011001 1101110101 111101111 1101010001 1101010101 0101110010 01010010101 1101100111 11110011101 1101010101 0101010101 1001001101 1111010100 11011101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 568
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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