This is an analysis of the poem Hymn On Solitude that begins with:

Hail, mildly pleasing solitude,
Companion of the wise and good;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eeffbbggddffbbhh ggiibbgg ggaaggXbXhhhheegg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,16,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 01000110 10110101 01011101 11110101 11001101 11001101 11011001 01011101 110100111 110101001 01010011 11010111 11110101 01011101 11011101 01010101 01110011 11010101 01010101 10000101 00010101 01010101 100010100 10010101 11011101 110100101 10011101 11110101 10110101 10010101 111100101 01010111 01000111 11000101 01110101 01010111 11110101 01111100 11100101 11111101 10111001 01010111 11010101 11111101 11010101 10010101 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, you, thee, its are repeated.

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