This is an analysis of the poem On The Reverend Mr. Love, In The Cathedral At Bristol that begins with:

When worthless grandeur fills th' embellish'd urn,
No poignant grief attends the sable bier; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacac dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001110101 1101010101 1101010011 10010100001 1011010101 01000100101 0101010001 1111111111 1110110101 1101110101 11101010101 0101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (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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