This is an analysis of the poem To J. M. that begins with:

Let Fate or Insufficiency provide
Mean ends for men who what they are would be:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabXacddece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111000001 1111111110 1011011111 11110101011 1101111101 1101111101 1101101000 1100110101 1101010111 1101111111 1101110111 0101001101 01010001001 1101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 604
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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