This is an analysis of the poem Old Hydraulic Diggings that begins with:

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From the bedrock bottom...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXX X Xaa X bbX X cXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 001110 10110 1011101 1 1011000 1001 100101 1 101001 011101011 1100 1 01001101 0010101 100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Old Hydraulic Diggings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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