This is an analysis of the poem Emperors And Kings, How Oft Have Temples Rung that begins with:

EMPERORS and Kings, how oft have temples rung
With impious thanksgiving, the Almighty's scorn!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbaabcdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10011111101 001011001001 1101110101 1011001101 0101100101 1101010101 101010100101 00110010101 1001110101 01001010101 110110010101 01010101001 010100100001 1101100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 633
  • Average number of words per stanza: 102
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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