This is an analysis of the poem Shakespeare And Milton that begins with:

THE TONGUE of England, that which myriads
Have spoken and will speak, were paralyz’d...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010101110 1101010100 0101110111 0101010101 1101 110111 010 11101011101010101 1001010101 1001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 379
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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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