This is an analysis of the poem A Switch Hitter Looks For 'That' Pitch that begins with:

A switch hitter looks for 'that' pitch.
That certain one, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabbb acaXX cXXcbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101111 1101 01011100 10101111 101011001 0011011 1110001 10011 1010110101 01100010101 10011010010 1010 100010011 10101011011 101101 10100100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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