This is an analysis of the poem Talking (And Singing) Of The Nordic Man that begins with:

I
Behold, my child, the Nordic man,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb X ccdd X eeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 01110101 10111111 01110101 01011101 1 11110111 11011101 010001010 100101010 1 01010001 10010011 01011101 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 65
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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