This is an analysis of the poem The Head Of Bran The Blest that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbX dede fcfX bebe X XdgdhbhbhiHiHfhf bdbdbaBa biBiBeBX X aa bb ii dd X jhjhcicX khkhlblb gmgmnXnX jojobpbp
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,1,16,8,8,1,2,2,2,2,1,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 10101 1111010 1101 11100 11101 0101110 10101 1101010 11101 1101010 10101 0111010 10111 1101010 10101 110010 1 1110 1101 1011 1101 00110 0101 1110 1101 1110 0111 1110 0101 1110 0101 10010 1011 1010 1111 1110 0111 0010 1111 10010 0111 10010 11011 10010 01111 10010 01011 10010 01101 1 11101 11101 11001 111101 11001 1100101 11001 11010101 1 1010101 011010 10000101 101010 10101001 101110 1011101 101110 10010101 101010 1010111 101110 1010101 101010 1111101 101010 1010101 001011 1011111 101011 1010011 101100 1010101 100100 1010101 111110 1010101 101010 1110101 101110 1110101 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 92
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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