This is an analysis of the poem Uncle Jim that begins with:
“White folks is white,” says uncle Jim;
“A platitude,” I sneer; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc Xddd Xada
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11011101 010111 11111101 1010101 01110100 110101 11111001 111101 11011101 110101 11111101 110101 11011101 100101 11110101 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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