This is an analysis of the poem Trouble Brings Friends that begins with:

It's seldom trouble comes alone. I've noticed this: When things go wrong
An' trouble comes a-visitin', it always brings a friend along;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0101010111001111 1101010001110101 0101110111010111 1101010111011111 0101010101110111 01001011111010001 111101011110101 1101011011010111 1001011111110101 1111011111110111 1111110111010111 1111110111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 67 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it's, if, never, i, have, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word if is repeated.

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