This is an analysis of the poem Little And Good that begins with:

Young Thompson was a bit too short,
But hard as nails and level-headed, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcD eaeafdfD bgbgeded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010111 111111010 10010101 01111010 01011111 110101011 111100101 0101011 11110001 11110111 11001111 11111111 01110101 110111111 11001101 0101011 11010101 01110101 11011111 01110101 01001111 110111011 01010111 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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