This is an analysis of the poem Inscribed On A Work Of Hannah More's that begins with:

THOU flatt'ring mark of friendship kind,
Still may thy pages call to mind... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccXcdcdXcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11010101 11110101 0101010 11011101 11011101 1101010 11010111 110101 11010111 110101 111111 010001 110110 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 420
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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