This is an analysis of the poem An Alternative that begins with:
I can enjoy a good laugh.
Sometimes at my expense....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXba caXba XbcaXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101001 011101 11111101 101101 00100000100 110101101 00101000 10111 01001010101 0101010100 10100001 1011001 11010100 10100011 101100101000 101010010101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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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