This is an analysis of the poem To George Hayter, Esq. that begins with:

ON HIS PICTURE OF THE TRIAL OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbaaccadedeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10100010011010 1011110101 1101011010 11010111010 1101010101 1101110111 101110010010 110100111010 1101011101 1011110111 11110101010 1111010111 00110010010 11001110101 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 346
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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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