This is an analysis of the poem Old Winters On The Farm that begins with:
I have jest about decided
It 'ud keep a _town-boy_ hoppin'... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXaXbbXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101010 01101110 10111010 111101110 10111100 111110101 10111111 1100100 10101110 11101010 11101110 10111010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 404
- Average number of words per stanza: 74
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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- summary of Old Winters On The Farm;
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