This is an analysis of the poem Jap Miller that begins with:

Jap Miller down at Martinsville's the blamedest feller yit!
When _he_ starts in a-talkin' other folks is apt to quit!--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbbXcc XXdeeffgg eeaaddXa eeddbbgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101110000100101 11100101010101 1111111111101 11010001110011 11111100111111 11011101110101 10010101110011 11110101111101 101000101010101 11011001111011 110101111 10111 11110111111101 11010101010101 10111100110001 11011101110101 101010100010001 11011101100101 11110101011101 11010100010001 11110100111111 11110101011111 11001100011101 11110101011110 11011100110101 11111100011001 11111101001101 111010101110101 11010101011111 11110010111111 01000111110101 01110101110101 11011100011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 474
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • 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; he'll, and, you, er, no, in, cuss'd are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, they are repeated.

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  • summary of Jap Miller;
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