This is an analysis of the poem Tiger and Elephant that begins with:

On Ganges banks roams the tiger,
And lion rules by the Niger,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeff ggaa gghh ggggXccff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010 11011010 10111011 010010101 111101101 01010101 1010101 1110101 1110101 01001101 01011111 11001001 01110100 01010101 110111010 11101010 10011101 01010101 11010101 1000101 11111111 110011101 110011001 11011011 11111101 01110111 11010011 01010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Tiger and Elephant;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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