This is an analysis of the poem Baby Witch that begins with:

Baby-witch,
my daughter,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabca cdeeeXeX dXe ab fafeg Xdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,3,2,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 110 1100010 01 0110010 1101 11101 011001 111011 1110110 11110 1111 110 11111010 101001 0101 11010 1101010010 1111 001010 111 110 1010 1110 1010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Baby Witch;
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  • history of its creation;
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