This is an analysis of the poem Epitaph On Johnson that begins with:

Here Johnson lies, a sage by all allowed,
Whom to have bred, may well make England proud;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccbbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101011101 1011111101 1111001101 01010001001 1111110011 01001001101 110010101001 1111011101 1101010101 1111110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 435
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

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