This is an analysis of the poem For A Favorite Granddaughter that begins with:

Never love a simple lad,
Guard against a wise,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcX ceceXdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 10101 1010111 10101 1011101 11101 1010101 00101 1010101 10101 1011111 00101 1010101 10101 1111111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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