This is an analysis of the poem The Celestial Surgeon that begins with:

IF I have faltered more or less
In my great task of happiness; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbccddeecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01110111 01110100 01110111 111100101 01010101 11110101 11111101 11110101 11110101 11110101 11011001 11011101 01010101 10111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 483
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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