This is an analysis of the poem Goading The Muse that begins with:

this man used to be an
interesting writer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXcefafgfgdfchXdXifijXbcfcdkXedgdXejXgXiXXX dXcklfikah a amfeaaa mXcalXh dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 46,10,1,7,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001 100010 11100111 0101 101 1010001001 01011110 01 1101111010 10 111100110 10 0101101 011110 11110 1 1001010010 10101 10 1000 11110 101 011110 1 010111 10101010 1011010 0 110100111 1 111001 0010 1 11000 10111 11011001 1001101 1101110 1101101 1 11111111 101011 111010 11 111101 100 10110101000 1010 0010010101 10101 010101100 1 011110 1 11 010 1111 11010 111100101 0100 11101010 110111 01011 010 10101111011 1 01011 1100101 0101110 10 101 11111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 73
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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