This is an analysis of the poem The Lodes That Under-Lie that begins with:

O, calm and clear the liar lies
Who writes reports on mines;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbc bcbbbXXadbcccccecefbfbgcgcdedefbfbhch cbdbdXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,37,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 110111 01110111 0101000 11011101 010101 01010101 010101 11111101 010111 100100101 0 1 1 1 100 10010101 110111 01010101 111111 11100101 110101 10011101 110101 11010101 101001 11010101 010110 1101110 010111 01010111 010111 11110101 010111 11010101 010101 11010101 110101 11010101 011110 10111111 010101 01011101 010101 11100111 110101 10010101 110101 11010110 110001 10010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 468
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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