This is an analysis of the poem Lotsertime that begins with:

Aw, chuck the mail bags over there,
It's great to have 'em brought by air;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbbXX bbXXccdX aaeebbdX XaffffdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 01010111 11111101 11010101 11011111 11111101 01110011 00011100 11110111 11101111 01011101 11100101 11010111 11011111 01110111 00011100 01010111 11111101 11110111 01010101 11101101 11110111 11010101 00011100 11011101 11110111 111011101 11111111 01111111 110111111 11011011 00111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Lotsertime;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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