This is an analysis of the poem Red Ribbon that begins with:

The Red Ribbon is all the go;
It's the temperance sign, you know;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaab X BBcB deeB deeb cccB Xeeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100101 00100111 00101011 111111 10 1011 1011 1110100 1011 01010111 01101101 11010011 011111 11110101 11010101 1111111 11111 11110101 11111110 11010101 011111 11111101 11011011 10001001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Red Ribbon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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