This is an analysis of the poem Based Upon Evidence Gathered that begins with:

The results of the investigation are in.
I have them here and in my hands....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccbd bbbbecXfggadcccfggX X f X gf be h X abXgfbhaXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,19,1,1,1,2,2,1,1,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001000101010 11011011 011111001001 11 1011110001110 011010101000 1011001001100 110010010 0101111100 1001010011010 100011011011 010010 1101010011 110001 10110010010100 10111110101 00110 101101111010 1 0110 10110101001110001 1001 111101001101010 01100 10111111011011 1101 1100 1101011 01 100 1101010011010 01100000111 11110 11001101001100 11 1101010 11010 111110100100 101010 10101110010101 1101010000110110 0010010001 1100011 110011100101 110001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Based Upon Evidence Gathered;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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