This is an analysis of the poem Domestic Peace that begins with:

Tell me, on what holy ground
May domestic peace be found? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccbbddbbee
  • 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: 1111101 1010101 10010001 1110111 00101001 0010101 00100111 1000101 1010111 1010101 10100101 1010101 11000101 100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 450
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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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