This is an analysis of the poem Chaplinesque that begins with:

We will make our meek adjustments,
Contented with such random consolations... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaa XXcX dXaab bebceXedeca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10111010 01001101010 101010 0100111010 111110111 01001010111 100100010001 1111110 1011100101 100101010001 1101010010011 1001101100 1101 1111010111 110101010101 110010011101 11011111101 110100111 0101011111 01010101 01010011011 111101011 1101000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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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