This is an analysis of the poem Hope that begins with:

SEE through yon cloud that rolls in wrath,
One little star benignant peep, ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gegeXcfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 11011001 01011101 010000101 11111101 01010110 01111111 01011101 110010111 110010111 11010101 11010101 01110101 11010101 11111101 11011101 11100101 11010001 11010101 01011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and is repeated.

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