This is an analysis of the poem At The "J. C." that begins with:

None ever knew his name,
Honoured, or one of shame, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcccb ddefffe ggfhhhX ddXccbX hhaiiia jjjkkkj lljgggj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1001101 10110 100111 110111 111111 11010 111001 110101 11010 111101 111110 111101 01010 011111 100101 01010 000101 111111 111111 10000 110101 111111 10010 111100 110111 100100 10010 111101 110111 10011 110111 110101 111101 11111 101101 110101 10110 100111 1111111 110101 10110 1010101 100101 10010 101101 110101 110001 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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