This is an analysis of the poem Mount Bukaroo that begins with:

Only one old post is standing --
Solid yet, but only one -- ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcbX adaddcdX XdXdeceX fgfghchX XbdbfcfX gigiXcfX acacacaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 1011101 10101010 1010001 10011100 1110111 10111010 1011100 10101010 1110101 10101010 1010101 11101110 1001101 10101110 1010100 11101010 1010011 00111110 1110101 1111010 1100101 10110010 1010100 11101010 1010101 10001010 1010101 10111110 1011111 11101010 0011100 10101010 1010001 10101010 11101101 10101010 10110101 10101010 1010100 10001010 1010111 11101010 1110101 11101010 1010101 101101110 1010100 10101010 1011101 10111010 1010001 10101010 1010101 10111110 1010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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