This is an analysis of the poem That Horse You Named Clarence Has Died that begins with:

There are those who are handed definitions,
To relate to as a designation....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XbbX XaXc cXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11111101010 0010101010 11111011010 10101111001 1110101101001 01111101 01110100 1101100111110 0100110011 001011 1111111101 11001011101 010 11111101101 111111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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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