This is an analysis of the poem The Burning Of The Temple that begins with:

Fierce wrath of Solomon,
Where sleepest thou ?... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXb acacb dedeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 110100 1101 11010111 1110011 111011 110111 100101 1100101 1101011 010111 011101 011111 110111 111011 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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