This is an analysis of the poem Shakespeare that begins with:

UNSEEN in the great minister dome of time,
Whose shafts are centuries, its spangled roof... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaXXbacdeXcedc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001100101 1111000101 0101011101 1101010111 11010010111 1 0101111101 1101011101 1001110101 01010110101 1101111101 1 0011011101 11011101111 0011010111 11011010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 687
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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