This is an analysis of the poem A Rhymed Lesson (Urania) that begins with:

Yes, dear Enchantress,—­wandering far and long,
In realms unperfumed by the breath of song,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccccddddeecc eeaaccccffbbggcccchhii ggbbaahhbbggjj ccbbddggkkllmmggcc jjbbccdd mnkXmmcc ccff eeddbbhh ddggmmgggg bbXXbbkkeeddkXdd eegghhggbbcccc mmiiggbbbbkkeeccooii bbddeeppbbggggqqggXkggjjkk mmghccrrkkiiggkkbbmm ddddbbmmggbbkkddjj cceehh bbaaggssaan
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,22,14,18,8,8,4,8,10,16,14,20,26,20,18,6,26,24,48,10,6,4,4,6,22,6,4,4,4,10,12,10,8,16,8,14,24,12,8,4,8,16,6,8,8,30,4,12,10,8,6,6,12,4,18,4,14,8,8,6,10,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
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  • Amount of stanzas: 61
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 558
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 749
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; whose, thy, my, her, s, with, as, to, of, all, thee, its, where, not, his, both, your, he, don, t, let, i, know, in, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words whose, as, who, a, not, the, if, don, one, i, his, nor, no are repeated.

    The author used the same word or at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines at is repeated).

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