This is an analysis of the poem A Little East Of Jordan that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXX XXaX XXXX XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0101010 010001 0101110 0101110 11010100 110101 0101010 01000100 1111010 1001111 011110000 0101010 1101010 1000101 1001010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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