This is an analysis of the poem Old Town Types No 20 - Mr Blades The Butcher that begins with:

Mr Blades, the butcher, was a large and beefy man,
'Best him at a cattle deal,' 'twas said, 'no other can.'... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXcaX ddeXccee eeddXXX ccbbffcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1010101011101 1110101111101 11011101110101 111010100011101 010011001110110 11110101010111 11011101110101 11010101011101 01010101010101 101010101001101 0101010111101 1010101010101110 101010100010101 11101100110101 111010111110101 11000101010101 01010111100101 11011100110101 01010111110101 11111101101101 01001101010101 11010101010011 11111101110111 11011101101101 01010101110111 11011101111111 111010101010101 111101101110101 11010101011101 11011101101111 11010010110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 465
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 59 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, lot, his, of are repeated.

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