This is an analysis of the poem Spark In Mars that begins with:

Should my testicles be that,
Of one born with Gemini Rising? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbbbcacaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 011010110 1110011 11010110100 1101001 1011001 11111010 1010 10101010 11000 0101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 331
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • 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 Spark In Mars;
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