This is an analysis of the poem A Good World that begins with:

IT'S a good old world we're livin' in
With all its pain an' sorrow; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacaXaX dedefXfX dgdgdcdb ahaheeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000111100 0101110 01111100 0111011 01111101 1111110 01111101 0101010 11011101 1110111 01011101 1101011 01011101 0101010 11011111 0100100 01010101 1111010 11010001 1111010 11010101 1111011 01011101 1011010 01111100 1111011 000111100 0101011 11110101 1111011 11011111 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of A Good World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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