This is an analysis of the poem And That I Walk Thus Proudly Crowned Withal that begins with:

And that I walk thus proudly crowned withal
Is that 'tis my distinction; if I fall,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110110 0111010011 1111100101 0101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length 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; i is repeated.

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