This is an analysis of the poem Tempest Tossed And Sore Afflicted that begins with:

TEMPEST tossed and sore afflicted, sin defiled and care oppressed,
Come to me, all ye that labour; come, and I will give ye rest.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXbbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101011001101 101111111110111 111110101111101 101011001010101 1110111101110111 011010101011101 101010101011101 10101010010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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