This is an analysis of the poem I Read A Statement In A Newspaper that begins with:

I read a statement in a newspaper
That Twentyman, the manufacturer, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXcdXbXcdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101000110 1100010100 1011000101 1111011101 1101111101 0101010111 1101010101 1001010100 1111001011 1100011101 1001010001 1011010100 10101110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 509
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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