This is an analysis of the poem Solid, Ironical, Rolling Orb that begins with:

SOLID, ironical, rolling orb!
Master of all, and matter of fact! - at last I accept your terms; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100101 1001110011110111 100100101011011 101110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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