This is an analysis of the poem Alf’s Seventh Bit that begins with:

Did I 'ear it 'arf in a doze:
The Co-ops was a goin' somewhere,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb Xaca daXa cede Xdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01101001 011101011 01101101 11101101 1010010010 10101011 0100101111 110001 0011010110 1111101 1100111010 0111111101 010111100 111011 0110011010 011001001 11101101 001001010011010 1111011 0100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Alf’s Seventh Bit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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