This is an analysis of the poem Philosopher Bimm that begins with:

Republicans think Jonas Bimm
A Democrat gone mad,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba acXX dXdX cacX dada XbXX efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001101 010111 11010101 010011 011001101 110111 01010100 1111100 01011101 1100010 11001101 010001 01011100 010011 110101111 110101 01110111 111011 01010011 011100 11010100 010111 1101100 110101 11011001 111101 11010101 100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; him is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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