Poem Analysis of Inscription For An Alter Of Independence by Robert Burns for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Inscription For An Alter Of Independence that begins with:

THOU of an independent mind,
With soul resolv'd, with soul resign'd;... full text

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Rhyme scheme: aabbccc
Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
Сlosest rhyme: couplets
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 10110101 01010101 011010101 11101101 10011101 11010111 01011101
Amount of stanzas: 1
Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
Average number of words per stanza: 42
Amount of lines: 7
Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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Inscription For An Alter Of Independence by Robert Burns: poem analysis

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