This is an analysis of the poem Imitation Of Lines that begins with:

ADDRESSED BY M. D--, A YOUNG MAN OF TWENTY-
FOUR YEARS OF AGE, THE NIGHT BEFORE HIS... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX a bbccddaA X bbeeffaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111011010 100101010 10100011001 11011 1 010110101 01011101 01110111 010110101 11011111 01110111 11111101 11010101 1 01011111 11110101 010101001 01011111 01011111 01110111 11111101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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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