This is an analysis of the poem Inscriptions: Ix: Me Tho' In Life's Sequester'D Vale that begins with:

Me tho' in life's sequester'd vale
The Almighty sire ordain'd to dwell,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcddXccbbeffe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 0010100101 01010101 10110101 11110101 01011101 11000101 1101001110 11110111 10010111 11010101 11010001 11010101 010100101 11010101 0101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 566
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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