This is an analysis of the poem Verses To John Tupper that begins with:
DEAR Jack
Alack! ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaaaaaaXXaaaaaaaaaXaaXaaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 10 0111 11111101 1110101101 1111 111101 0101011 1101010 1101010 11010111 111111 01110101 110101 1111 10111111 110101 11110101 0100101 100110 10011111 011101011 11011111 100101 01 010101 1011101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 767
- Average number of words per stanza: 148
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
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