This is an analysis of the poem The Epochs that begins with:

ON Petrarch's heart, all other days before,
In flaming letters written, was impress d...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXabbacdXcda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101110101 01010101011 0111110001 00111101010 1111011101 0111010011 1101010101 1011010111 01010111001 1101010111 1101111111 1111011101 0011011111 11010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 598
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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