This is an analysis of the poem Columbus. (A Translation From Schiller) that begins with:
Steer, bold mariner, on! albeit witlings deride thee,
And the steersman drop idly his hand at the helm; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaa XaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11100101010011 101011001101 101001011010010 0011011001011 1001111110011010 0011011101001 100101010011010 1010011001001
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 10
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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