This is an analysis of the poem Y'E Foe To Cathaye that begins with:

O never an oathe sweares he,
And never a pig-taile jerkes;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXaXbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11001110 001111110 101111 0110101 0101110 1111111 0100101 1111001 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 288
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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