This is an analysis of the poem Hymn Of Apollo that begins with:

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The sleepless Hours who watch me as I lie,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababcc Xdbdbee Xfafagg Xbhbhcc accccff aicicjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 01010111111 10001100100 00111001 1001010111 1011110011 1011110101 1 11011101011 1110010101 1011010101 11110101001 1101110101 1011010101 1 0101110111 0111011101 11111100101 1110010011 0111010111 0101010101 1 11010111010 01010010011 10110101010 110001101001 11011111011 1100110101 1 11110101010 1001011101 00010001010 1111011111 1101010101 0111000101 1 1101010101 1001110001 1100010011 1100110001 1101110011 10011001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, and, all are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word all is repeated.

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