This is an analysis of the poem How fits his Umber Coat that begins with:

How fits his Umber Coat
The Tailor of the Nut?... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd ddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 010001 010101 110001 110101 010101 01111 010101 111111 010001 110100 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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