This is an analysis of the poem The Lone Ranger Rides Off that begins with:

Thank God he's gone,
on his horse...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc acX Xdd XeX cdc ccf adg eac ffa fce cXgXagb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 101 0110 111101 01 111000 001 1001 0010001 11111 01111 100 1101 1111 001101 00101 1011 101 11010 101 1110 1011 1 101001000 101 11101 11101 101 11 011 111 1011000 10 01101 1110 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Lone Ranger Rides Off;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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