This is an analysis of the poem Magical Mystery Tour that begins with:

I am in this low-slung sports car
painted a deep, rich yellow...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdcedXfeaggdee gXhaea cbhihi jXbjhXaeXegXfcdda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,6,6,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001111 1001110 101010101 1101011 01011 101011 111101 101 01011010 1111100 1 10101 01001 11111 1001 11111011 1 1111011 011011 11010 1101 1011101 1 1111101 101 10110 011 101110 1 1011010 110101010 010 101010 10 1 101 1011 1011 100101 00111 10011 0 11 10 11 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (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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  • summary of Magical Mystery Tour;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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