This is an analysis of the poem Franklin Hyde that begins with:

Who caroused in the Dirt and was corrected by His Uncle.
His Uncle came upon Franklin Hyde...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc bXbX adedefbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100001110101010 010101101 010001 11110101 111101 01000101 1010101 11000101 1100010 10 01010101 011101 01010011 011111 110010100 110101 10010101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Franklin Hyde;
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