This is an analysis of the poem I Like Your Books that begins with:

In the betting line the other
day...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXX d ce d fc d bb gc eebeccee hXfX XihX XgX XbX fdbX a Xg eXih
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,2,1,2,1,2,2,8,4,4,3,3,4,1,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010 1 10111 10110 1000 1010110 10111011 1 100110 1011100 10011 1010110 101011001 11 1111111 011 01111100 1110011 10011 01 1111111 0101 11011 01 10101100 100110010 11111 100 100011110 011001010 1011010 10 10101010 1110101 100 11011111 10111 10 10011 1101101 1 1111 101010 111111 1 1 10110 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 59
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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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