This is an analysis of the poem To Milton that begins with:

MILTON! I think thy spirit hath passed away
From these white cliffs, and high-embattled towers;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacaaccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10111101101 01111101010 01010010101 1100010111 1011100101 01111111010 11111100110 1111010101 1001011111 0100110001 11001010101 1101110001 11010100001 1101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 735
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • 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; and, this are repeated.

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