This is an analysis of the poem To Alex. Cunningham, Esq., Writer, Edinburgh that begins with:
MY godlike friend—nay, do not stare,
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX dede fcfc gXgX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011111 1101011 11001000101 1101111 10110101 1101110 10110101 1110010 11111101 1101010 11100001 1101010 111101001 11010010 11110001 1001110 11011101 0101010 11111111 0110100
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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