This is an analysis of the poem To Imitators that begins with:

When, by sorrow inspired,
The poet sings his own pine,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcXXdXeXcXcbcadaaXebccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010 0101011 11001110 01110101 110101010 01011101 111101000 010101100 01010001 010101001 11010100 01101110 01010101 0100100110 11010011 111100010 101010101 110100010 11001001 110101010 110001001 11111000 110101010 0011111 01010010 111101010 100110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 917
  • Average number of words per stanza: 154
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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