This is an analysis of the poem The Single-Handed Team that begins with:

We’re more than partners, Ned 'n' me,
Two sections permanently righted. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdedffe XXgXhehdde ididjkjllk kXkemnmggn bobononddo nXncopoaap
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110111 110100010 11110110 110100010 11011101 110111010 00111001 11111101 01000101 11010 11110111 110100010 011101101 110111110 11011011 011110110 110010101 11110101 11011111 01010 11111101 110101110 11101111 11010010 01010101 111101010 11110101 01010111 01110101 11110 11111101 110111110 01010111 110101010 11111111 110111111 11011101 01011111 11111111 01011 11111111 110111011 11010101 111101011 11010101 011111010 11111111 11001111 01011111 11010 11110101 110001010 110100100 010001010 11101101 1100101010 11011111 01011111 01110110 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 348
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, or are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word we at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Single-Handed Team;
  • central theme;
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