This is an analysis of the poem A New Pilgrimage: Sonnet Xxxvi that begins with:

The majesty of Rome to me is nought;
The imperial story of her conquering car... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaababXbXbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0100010101 0010010001001 10110001001 1011010101 0100010111 1011010101 00110101101 1111010101 0101011111 1100110011 1101010100 1101110001 0111111101 01010101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 591
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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