This is an analysis of the poem Ode To Anactoria that begins with:

That man, whoever he may be,
Who sits awhile to gaze on thee,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabXbXcdcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110 11010111 10110111 100011101 11010011 11010100 110101011 11010101 11111101 10111111 10110101 1101 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 409
  • Average number of words per stanza: 79
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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