This is an analysis of the poem Reply To Some Verses Of J.M.B. Pigot, Esq. On The Cruelty Of His Mistress that begins with:

Why, Pigot, complain of this damsel's disdain,
Why thus in despair do you fret?... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX XbdX XbbX abcX ebXX XbdX abXX ebbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001001001 11001111 11111101101 01001010 111001101101 11111001 1100111001 11111110 11101011001 11111001 10100111101 11001010 0101111011 11010001 001111111001 11001010 0101111101 01001001 110101010110 11101010 1110111011 11011011 111101101001 011111010 1101001001 11101101 0100111010 01001010 1101111001 11001101 111101111101 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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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