This is an analysis of the poem Write By Return that begins with:

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“Rooster and Comb”,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbadeD XfgfbdgD HiiigdeD HbhbddcD ijgjidXD hihiadXD hdddhdXD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1011 11110 1001 11010 1001 11010 1101 10010 1011 11111 1001 10110 1011 10011 1101 10010 1001 11010 101 11010 1001 10010 1101 10010 1111 10010 1101 11010 1101 10010 1101 10010 1011 11011 1001 11010 1111 10011 1101 11010 1111 11010 1011 11110 1001 11110 1101 10010 1001 10010 1111 11110 1111 10110 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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