This is an analysis of the poem How Rudeness And Kindness Were Justly Rewarded that begins with:

Once on a time, long years ago
(Just when I quite forget),... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdddd efefggffgX hihicciiii bdbdfXffaX fhfheXbbff bhbhXXeXXf cgcgccbbXX jcjchhccaa XXjjhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011001 111101 11010101 111101 01110011 01001111 01011111 01011111 11110101 11111111 01110101 110101 11010111 111101 11010101 11010101 11010111 11001101 11010101 01010111 01111101 010101 11010001 110101 01001101 11011111 11111101 11010111 11111101 11011101 11011101 010101 11110111 010101 110010101 111100110 11010101 01010001 11010101 01010010 010101001 010001 01011111 111101 111100111 01110011 11011111 11010101 11111101 11111101 01010101 110101 01011111 111101 11010101 01011101 01011111 01011111 111101000 11110101 11010101 110111 1110001 010100 10011111 11110101 11011101 11011111 11010110 11011101 01010101 111101 111100111 110101 01111101 01011101 10010101 11010111 11111101 010010001 01000101 1101110 110101101 01110101 11111111 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 319
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 86
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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