This is an analysis of the poem A Dialogue, Intitled, The Kind Master And The Dutiful Servant that begins with:

Master.
Come my servant, follow me,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbc dBebe aebeb ddfdf aebeb dXbgb ahbhb dbebe afifj dBibj agcgc djiej akikj dljgi aegEg k dXcjc akckc declc acfcf dbabk aejeX dEiEj acici deele ljeX ekek cjce ieie bjbi EjeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,1,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1110101 010011 11010001 110101 10 11010101 010011 11111001 111001 10 11010001 111100 11010101 110101 10 11011101 110101 11111101 111101 10 11010101 111001 110110001 111101 10 11010110 110101 11111111 010101 10 110100101 110101 11111101 110111 10 11011101 110101 01010111 010101 10 11010101 1101001 11011111 110101 10 11010101 110011 00011101 010100 10 11011101 110101 11111111 111101 10 11011101 010111 11011101 010100 10 11011101 110111 11111101 011100 10 11010101 110100 11011101 111011 10 11011101 010101 10010101 111111 0110011 10 11010001 010101 11010101 111100 10 10010101 110101 11011101 110111 10 11110101 110101 11011111 111100 10 11111111 111101 11010111 110101 10 11110101 1100010 11011101 010101 10 00010111 1111110 001011101 100101 10 11001011 110101 10010101 111100 10 11011101 110101 01001101 1000011 10 1010111 100101 11010111 100101 01111101 0111110 11001101 1101010 01011011 0010101 110101001 100101 11011111 010101 11001101 110101 1110111 110101 1110101 110101 11010101 010101 11010001 111011 11001011 1101010 11010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 31
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 145
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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