This is an analysis of the poem Haroun Al Raschid that begins with:

One day, Haroun Al Raschid read
A book wherein the poet said:-- ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc dd aXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101 01010101 101011101 01110101 101011111 11011111 101110111 01110111 101101111 111101010 10110101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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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