This is an analysis of the poem Conflict Of Wit And Beauty that begins with:

Sir Wit, who is so much esteem'd,
And who is worthy of all honour, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXb bbbb ccdd eeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101 110100110 110001001 111101010 10111101 11111111 01010101 01010101 01010001 001100111 11000100 11111111 01010111 01110001 01011101 10010111 11001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; who, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, if are repeated.

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