This is an analysis of the poem Robin's Mistake that begins with:

What do you think Red Robin
Found by a mow of hay?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdded ebcXaeXe fefedbcb deXeXXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 110101 10110010 1010111 01110011 1101101 11101110 1101011 11101010 1000011 11111010 1110111 1011010010 1111101 001001110 11111001 10111110 1110111 11001010 1101001 11001110 1100101 111011010 110111 111110010 00100101 11111011 1111111 10101010 111111001 111110011 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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