This is an analysis of the poem Tell as a Marksman - were forgotten that begins with:

Tell as a Marksman - were forgotten
Tell - this Day endures... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dcdc efgf XXegX ehdh Xeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100010 10101 10111010 00101 111111010 101001 100101010 10101 110101110 11101 110101010 00101 111101 010 00101 1011011100 10010 100101010 10101 100101010 10101 100001010 10101 100101010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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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