This is an analysis of the poem Written From Dublin, To A Lady In The Country. that begins with:

A wretch, in smoaky Dublin pent,
Who rarely sees the Firmament,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbcc ddaadd eeffcX gghhii jjaaccccaX hhffeXcchh aaXbccff eeeekk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,10,10,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11010100 11000101 01100101 01011101 11010101 11010010 010011001 11110001 01110111 10111101 010100101 01010101 01000101 01010101 11010101 01010101 11010101 11010101 01010101 11010101 01011101 10010111 111101001 01011101 11011101 11010101 11011101 01010101 11010101 11010111 11010101 11010001 101011110 11010101 110010101 01100101 11010101 10010101 110101010 11110101 11010101 01010101 001100101 11010101 01110101 110101100 110100101 11010101 110010101 01010101 11010101 10010111 10110101 01111101 111101001 11000101 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • 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.

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