This is an analysis of the poem Breadth And Depth that begins with:

Full many a shining wit one sees,
With tongue on all things well conversing;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dXdXee afafaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111 011111010 01110111 0100101010 1100101010 011101010 11110101 1101111 11110101 110101001 1101010010 001101010 01011101 010101001 010010101 11110100 00110100001 01110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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.

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