This is an analysis of the poem Written Upon A Blank Leaf In that begins with:

WHILE flowing rivers yield a blameless sport,
Shall live the name of Walton: Sage benign!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddcdX
  • 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: 1101010101 1101010101 11010000111 0100110001 01001001101 1101000101 1101010100 1101010111 00111101101 1101010101 1011010011 0101110111 10111101001 0011010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 599
  • Average number of words per stanza: 103
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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