This is an analysis of the poem Regardin' Terry Hut that begins with:

Sence I tuk holt o' Gibbses' Churn
And be'n a-handlin' the concern,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbXbbccXXddbb bXXeaaffffgghhbb bXeaaeaaddggbbbb gcfgfXhhgXhhbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,16,16,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 11010001 11010111 0100111 11010011 01011100 110100101 11011101 11010101 111101110 101110001 10111100 10011011 11101101 11111111 11111101 01010101 11000100 101010110 01110111 11111101 11010101 11111111 01110011 01111101 11010101 11011101 01111101 11110101 11011001 11111101 11010101 11010111 11001111 11010111 11110101 100111101 11010100 11001111 011111001 01000101 01100101 11110111 11110011 11011101 011101001 11010111 11110101 11110111 11110111 00111101 11001101 11110101 11111101 11010001 10110101 111111111 1100011000 11110101 010011111 01010110 11011111 11111111 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 554
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word hut at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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