This is an analysis of the poem Epistle To Mr. Murray that begins with:

My dear Mr. Murray,
You're in a damn 'd hurry,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbXX cdedce ffgXhg iijeXj hhkXXk XjlXbl X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 1001110 011010010 101111 111010 010100100 1010110 110011 111110010 1111111 010010 110110110 111001 111001 1110010011 1010100 111010 111110111 1111011 0101010 01111001 11100101 001100100 11101011 1110010 110011 010010110 111010 010110 1110110010 101111 01101 01001101 011110 110010 11101011 10101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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