This is an analysis of the poem O Bright! The Stateliness And Grace that begins with:

O Bright! thy stateliness and grace
Thy bearing and thy dignity...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac XdXd efef cgbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111100011 11011100 11010001 11010101 10110101 11110001 10110101 11000101 01010011 010101101 10010011 000101001 01011001 0100111001 11110100 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; thy, and are repeated.

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