This is an analysis of the poem Exchanging Hats that begins with:

Unfunny uncles who insist
in trying on a lady's hat,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa abba cbbc deed aaaa fbbf ghhg iffi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 01010101 11000111 11110101 01010100 01110110 01100101 01100100 10011101 01010111 11010101 01000001 010101001 11010101 01010101 11110111 11110101 011111010 1101001010 10001101 0100100010 10010101 11110101 111101010 100101110 11111110 11111110 10111010 1010011 01001110 11101110 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • 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 Exchanging Hats;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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