This is an analysis of the poem To Mr.T.W. that begins with:

PREGNANT again with th' old twins, Hope and Fear,
Oft have I asked for thee, both how and where... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX Xbb ccc dddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010111111 1111111111 1111110100 1011110100 1100010111 1101011111 11110101101 01010010111 11110010001 1001011111 11111110001 1111111001 0011011111 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; and, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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