This is an analysis of the poem To An American Embassy that begins with:

Written At Florence, 1866:
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaaXXaaabcXXcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 101101 1101010101 0101110101 1111011111 1111010110 1111111100 0100010111 01100101011 100100111001 1011001101 1101011100 1101010110 101010100 1101010101 011111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; part, and are repeated.

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