This is an analysis of the poem De Gall that begins with:

Mon General, you sing a testy tune.
Go back to 1940, May and June....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100110101 1101111 0111010111 0011010101 1111001011 0101010101 1101111101 1111110100 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our, best are repeated.

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