This is an analysis of the poem Dingley And Brent that begins with:

Dingley and Brent,
Wherever they went,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccd eedffb aaagga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 01011 110011110 11011 111011 111111010 11001 01001 110011010 11011 11011 1010111010 11001 11101 110111110 110001 01101 011110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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