This is an analysis of the poem A Hymn In Praise Of Neptune that begins with:

OF Neptune's empire let us sing,
At whose command the waves obey; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaccdede affaddXbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100100111 11010101 01010101 1011010 01010101 1010101 1011 110011101 10100101 011100101 01010001 01010111 01001101 1011010 01111101 1010101 1111 110100101 101101001 010100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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