This is an analysis of the poem To The University Of Cambridge that begins with:

While an intrinsic ardor prompts to write,
The muses promise to assist my pen;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbXccd XXdcdabXadb XdXebXaXae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,11,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 0101000111 1111111101 0101010101 1001011101 11010011100 1001110101 01010001001 1101000101 1111010101 0101110001 1101110101 1101110101 0101000101 1110010111 1101000101 1011011111 1101111101 1101001001 1011110011 0111000111 11011100111 1011010101 11110010001 11010110111 0101010001 1101010101 1101111101 0101010101 1001100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 426
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; to is repeated.

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