This is an analysis of the poem The Old Jimmy Woodser that begins with:

The old Jimmy Woodser comes into the bar
Unwelcomed, unnoticed, unknown, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab acaac cdccd cecce cfccf gbggb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101010001 01001001 11111001011 111001101101 111111001 01001101011 101011101 11011011101 01101111001 101101001 11110101011 111011001 101011101011 111110001001 001111001 111111001001 101001111 101001011011 101101011101 101001001 111001101111 001101111 111111111101 111001101011 101111001 111111111001 101011101 11101111001 001101011111 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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