This is an analysis of the poem Hymn For The Inauguration Of The Statue Of Governor Andrew that begins with:

ANDREW, HINGHAM, OCTOBER 7, 1875
BEHOLD the shape our eyes have known!... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb ccdd eeff gghh ffccXffaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001011 01011111 011101001 11010111 11110101 11010111 11110111 11010101 11010101 10010111 01010101 01110101 01010101 1000010001 11110101 01010101 01010111 100111011 11010111 100101001 11010101 11110101 01000101 11011001 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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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