This is an analysis of the poem O Burr that begins with:

O Burr, O Burr, what hast though done?
Thou hast shooted dead great Hamilton. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 111011100 110101010 11011001110 1010101011011011010101001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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