This is an analysis of the poem Not Probable—the Barest Chance that begins with:
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X aXba ccXdbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 11000101 01110111 11010101 01111101 10010101 01111101 01010001 11010101 1101 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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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