This is an analysis of the poem To The Right Honorable The Lord S. that begins with:

Pardon, _sweete flower of Matchles poetrie,
And fairest bud the red rose euer bare;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX XaaX bcbc XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101100101 110101111 1111100101 101001010 1111101100 1101011101 1111110101 101010 1011010111 1101110011 101101011 1101001101 0100110101 1101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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