This is an analysis of the poem Earlier Poems : Hymn Of The Moravian Nuns Of Bethlehem that begins with:

At The Consecration Of Pulaski's Banner.
When the dying flame of day... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbccddeeff ggffhhii jjbbaakk llmmhXcc XellbXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,8,8,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010010010 1010101 1010101 10100101 111011 1010101 1010101 01010101 1010101 101111101 11001010010 1110101 10100011 1010101 1010011 1010101 0010111 1010101 10111001 1110101 010101001 1011111 1010101 00111010 00101010 0010111 0110111 1110111 1010101 00101001 1111101 1111101 1010110 1111111 1111101 11101010 1110101 1010111 0010101 1010110 1011111 010011101 101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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