This is an analysis of the poem Lines Addressed To A.C. that begins with:

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DEAR Babe, soft object of my care,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccaa X ddaaaa X eebbaa X ffeeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,6,1,6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11110011 01111111 01111101 01010101 11110101 1100111 1 11110111 11010101 11010111 11100101 11010101 10100111 1 11000101 11110101 11010111 01111111 11010101 111111 1 11111101 11010101 110111101 11010101 11010101 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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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