This is an analysis of the poem A Rule Of The A.J.C. that begins with:

Come all ye bold trainers attend to my song,
It's a rule of the A.J.C.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbbbX cXcXdddX eXeXfffX XXXXgggX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001011 001001 11011011101 101001 11011011001 11101011001 011101111001 101001 11111001011 101001 01011111101 001001 111101011101 111111101111 101001001011 101001 11111111001 001001 101101011111 101001 111111001101 010101101001 11111001001 101001 11111011001 001001 010010111010 101001 111011101011 101111001001 11111111001 001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word c at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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