This is an analysis of the poem Siege Of Vienna Raised By John Sobieski that begins with:

FEBRUARY 1816
Oh, for a kindling touch from that pure flame... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXXaabbaXXcacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10101 1101010111 1100010000101 0101010101 0111110101 1101000101 110010010101 11010100101 11001000111 10001000111 11111101001 1101000101001 1111010111 110010101001 1100111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 397
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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