This is an analysis of the poem To A Tycoon that begins with:

Since much has been your mirth
And fair your fate,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcX dedefcfc cgcggggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 1111 111101 1100 010101 1111 010101 0101 100101 1101 111001 0101 101001 0101 101001 0111 110011 0111 111111 0101 010101 0111 110101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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