This is an analysis of the poem The Indian Myna that begins with:

Gimme the town an' its clamour an' clutter;
I ain't very fond of the bush;... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc adaded adadee aXXXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011010110 11101001 1110110010110 01101001 111011101001 001011011111 1110111111110 01001011 010011010010 11111001 111001111011 001101001 110011110010 11011001 010111111010 11101011 11001011001 11111101011 111011111110 11111111 111111010010 11001011 01011011111 101111001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; an', i, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words an', or are repeated.

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