This is an analysis of the poem Napoleon Iii that begins with:

His silent spirit from the place
Slid forth unseen; amid the throng... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eXefecXc ghghigig cacafcfc hfXfjcjc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010001 11010101 01111101 110000111 110110011 10011001 110111001 11010101 01010101 100110000 11110101 11010101 110100101 11011101 110101010 01000011 10111111 11101101 01010101 10110111 010100111 011101001 01110101 10101101 11010111 11001001 11110101 11010101 110100111 11000101 11110101 01011101 11110101 11010101 0101011 01010101 11110111 1110001101 110100101 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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