This is an analysis of the poem On Platina Prosperus Spiriteus that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXbbbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0111010101 010110101 1111011101 1111011101 1110111010 1101000101 1111001101 0101010011 1101101111 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 432
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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