This is an analysis of the poem The Art of Poetry [excerpt] that begins with:

Gently make haste, of Labour not afraid;
A hundred times consider what you've said:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1011011101 0101010111 10100100101 1011110101 1101110111 1111110101 1101010011 1101110101 11010010111 1011010101 110110111 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 516
  • Average number of words per stanza: 89
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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