This is an analysis of the poem Good Luck And Bad that begins with:

GOOD Luck is like a down hill tide
That helps to make an easy start, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef cdcd ghghXbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010111 11011101 11110111 01110101 11011001 11100101 01110111 11110101 11011111 01010101 11011111 11010101 11111111 01010011 01010101 010010111 01110101 10110111 01010101 11110111 10110101 11010101 11110101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, and, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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