This is an analysis of the poem For Mayor that begins with:

O Abner Doble-whose 'catarrhal name'
Budd of that ilk might envy-'tis a rough... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXaaXbcdbcd
  • 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: 11010110010 1011110101 1101100101 1100011001 01010101010 0101010001 0101011101 1101111100 1101011101 1111001101 11011111010 1100011111 0101010101 11000111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 575
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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