This is an analysis of the poem Far And Near that begins with:

The fact which suggested this poem is related by Clarke in his Travels.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b cdcd efef ghgh X biXi jbjb kaka hchc X bjbj jjjj X fifiXfbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,1,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110100100010110010 1 11011101 1101101 10110101 011001 01110101 010101 10010101 010101 010100010 011101 010111110 110001 1 11011110 111101 110101000 100111 11010111 1101001 11111101 1100111 110100001 110001 11110101 010111 11011101 110101 010010101 111101 1 010101001 110101 11011101 0100101 010010111 111101 010100101 010101 1 10110011 111101 00110101 110101 01101101 010111 01001011 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Far And Near;
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  • history of its creation;
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